Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department is helping to prepare contingency plans across Government in the event of a no deal outcome from the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.

The Government is fully committed to negotiating a deep and special partnership with the European Union and negotiations are progressing well. However, as a responsible government, we are ensuring plans are in place for a range of outcomes, including the unlikely scenario where the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

The Department for Exiting the European Union is working alongside each Government department to build a clear understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect its existing policies and services. Plans are well developed and have been designed to provide the flexibility to respond to a number of potential outcomes.