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<p>Twelve civil servants from my Department have been seconded or transferred to work
(a) in other departments or (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the
UK to leave the EU. So far, 3 have returned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EU Exit is an all-of-government
operation. 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><p>
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