As at 28 October, the breakdown of DFID staff deployed to other government departments to work on EU exit related tasks is as follows:<\/p>
Office<\/strong><\/p><\/td> No. deployed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> DFID London<\/p><\/td> 127<\/p><\/td><\/tr> DFID Scotland<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td><\/tr> DFID Overseas<\/p><\/td> Less than 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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