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<p>We remain focused on ensuring our smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with
a deal as soon as possible. Parliament has rejected leaving without a deal multiple
times, although this remains the legal default at the end of the extension period.
In light of the agreed extension, we will make sensible decisions about the timing
and pace at which some of this work is progressing, but we continue to prepare for
all Brexit scenarios. Ministers continue to review these preparations to ensure the
UK is prepared for all Brexit scenarios. <br> <br> As a responsible Government, we've
been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for nearly three
years. We are putting in place a range of mitigations, these include ensuring we have
comprehensive contingency plans to enable us to support local authorities, communities
and local economies in a no deal scenario; a programme of work to understand and manage
the implications on our housing delivery objectives; and managing our exit from existing
European funding programmes, progressing work on the replacement UK-Shared Prosperity
Fund. <br> <br> The 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 &
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). <br> <br> 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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