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<p>DFID has not deployed 600 staff to other government departments. DFID has undertaken
a detailed prioritisation exercise to assess the internal resource required to maintain
essential delivery. For DFID, this entails meeting the legal commitment to spend 0.7%
of GNI (Gross National Income) on international development in an effective and value
for money way and the ability to respond to humanitarian emergencies. All other DFID
business is highly important however officials have taken decisions to slow or pause
delivery in order to support the EU exit related resource requirements of other government
departments. As at 3 April 2019, 101 DFID staff have been deployed to support essential
work related to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p>
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