Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department spent on (a) staff activity related to the review of retained EU law, (b) IT costs related to the maintenance of the retained EU law database and (c) staff activity related to the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in the period between 1 September 2022 to 27 October 2022; and how much funding his Department has allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has spent approximately £600,000 on staff activity related to the review of the department's retained EU law (REUL) in the period 1 September to 27 October 2022.

The machinery of government change, moving the Brexit Opportunities Unit from Cabinet Office to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is underway and resourcing requirements related to the passage of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and maintenance of the REUL Dashboard will be confirmed in due course.