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<p>MHCLG submitted a bid to HMT for resources for EU exit preparations to ensure that
the Department is adequately prepared and local areas, communities and local economies
have the capacity to react to any EU exit scenario. The Department is currently identifying
where this money can best be allocated to ensure that local areas are properly supported
and have the capacity to prepare for and can respond to EU exit.</p><p>In response
to (a),the cost of the appointments of G7 Resilience Advisers in 2018-19, including
salaries and associated costs, are estimated at approximately £119,377. No external
providers have been approached about this recruitment to fill these internal vacancies
within our wider team of Resilience Advisers.</p><p>With regard to (b), these appointments
are being funded from within the Department’s administration budgets.</p>
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