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<p>HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments
and the devolved administrations for European Union Exit preparations so far.</p><p>£21.1
million was allocated to the Department of Health and Social Care preparations for
EU Exit in 2018/19, including planning for the United Kingdom leaving the EU without
a deal. Spend against this allocation will be included in the 2018/19 financial accounts
in due course.</p><p>Preparations for the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU will
continue through 2019/20 and £50 million of additional funding from HM Treasury has
been made available for this purpose, as set out in the Chief Secretary’s Written
Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/"
target="_blank">HCWS1205</a>) laid before Parliament on 18 December 2018.</p><p>This
Government 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.</p><p>The Department is preparing for all eventualities and we will continue
to review resources required as events develop. We will seek to mitigate costs to
the taxpayer wherever possible.</p>
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