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<p>As a responsible Government, we continue preparations to minimise any disruption
in a ‘no deal’ scenario. We are putting in place a range of mitigations, these include:</p><p>-
leading a procurement exercise to secure an ‘express freight service’, with the aim
to secure transport of small medical supply consignment into the United Kingdom within
the 24 hours if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal;</p><p>- changing
or clarifying regulatory requirements so that companies can continue to sell their
products in the UK if we have ‘no deal’;</p><p>- working with industry to improve
trader readiness in preparation for the new customs procedures that will come into
force on day one if we leave the EU without a deal; and</p><p>- advising travellers
to ensure they have comprehensive travel insurance.</p><p>HM Treasury has allocated
over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and devolved administrations
for EU exit preparations so far. This breaks down as £412 million over the spending
review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International
Trade and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Autumn Statement 2016); £286 million
of additional funding for 2017/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary
Estimates 2017/18); over £1.5 billion for 2018/19 (Supplementary Estimates 2018/19);
and over £2 billion for 2019/20 (Main Estimates 2019/20).</p><p>This funding is to
cover all exit scenarios and is in addition to departmental efforts to reprioritise
from business as usual toward preparations for the UK’s departure from the EU. Work
on ‘no deal’ exit preparations cannot be readily separated from other EU exit work,
given the significant overlap in plans in many cases.</p>
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