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<p>As a responsible government, we are committed to ensuring all necessary preparations
are made before the UK’s departure from the EU in March, for all scenarios - including
‘no deal’.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor announced an additional
£1.5bn in both 2018/19 and 2019/20 to help departments and the devolved administrations
prepare for all Brexit scenarios; for 2019/20, this was further increased by £500m
at Budget 2018, to £2bn. A full breakdown of the 2018/19 allocations can be found
in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement HCWS540, laid before Parliament
on the 13th March 2018: (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/)"
target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/)</a></p><p>
</p><p>A full breakdown of the 2019/20 allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s
Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1205, laid before Parliament on the 19th December
2018: (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205"
target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205</a>/)</p><p>
</p><p>HM Treasury is in regular discussions with departments regarding their EU-exit
preparations; any specific queries relating to the preparations of individual departments
or public-sector providers should be made to the department in question.</p>
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