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<p>The number of civil servants seconded/loaned to a) the Department for Exiting the
European Union from my Department in each of the last three years is shown in the
table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019
to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No civil servants were seconded/loaned to b) the Department
for International Trade from my Department in any of the last three years.</p><p>
</p><p>EU Exit is an all-of-government operation. DExEU, who share the Cabinet Office
HR system, do not employ permanent staff. All civil service staff are loaned from
other Government Departments or on fixed-term contracts. The Department for Exiting
the European Union is responsible for overseeing negotiations to leave the EU and
establishing the future relationship between the UK and EU. The Department for International
trade works to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international
trade and investment, and championing free trade.</p><p> </p><p>Departments continually
review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification
and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans,
and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit
Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery
across the whole of government.</p>
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