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<p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments
and the devolved administrations for preparations for leaving the EU so far. This
covers both staff and non-staff costs for departments and their agencies and breaks
down as:</p><ul><li>£412 million of additional funding over the spending review period
for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade
and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office at Autumn Statement 2016.</li><li>£286 million
of additional funding for 2017/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary
Estimates 2017/18: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf</a>).
Of this funding, Defra was allocated £67.4 million. HM Treasury also allowed the department
to redirect £7 million earmarked for the UK Presidency of the EU and £20 million for
voluntary staff exits towards exit preparations.</li><li>Over £1.5 billion of additional
funding for 2018/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief
Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on 13 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>).
Of this funding, Defra was allocated £310 million with a further £10 million being
repurposed from existing budgets.</li><li>Over £2 billion of additional funding for
2019/20. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s
Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on 18 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>).
Of this funding, Defra has been allocated £410 million.</li></ul><p>As at 31 January
2019 Defra group has filled over 2,600 posts to work on exit preparations with appointments
to a further 250 posts working through pre-employment processes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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