a) The Department for Exiting the European Union has used the services of a number of consultancy firms to support departmental set-up and planning. The cost to the public purse on each occasion was either nil, a nominal fee or at the same rate as a civil service salary.<\/p>
b) The Department has sought legal advice from the Government Legal Department and external organisations. We will not be providing a running commentary but costs associated with the ongoing Article 50 litigation will be published in due course.<\/p>
c) The Department has not incurred any accountancy fees to date.
<\/p>
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The Government has been clear that while we remain an EU Member State, we will abide by our obligations and exercise our rights. We will continue to play our full role in the EU up until the very moment we leave. Once we are outside of the EU we will no longer elect members of the European Parliament.<\/p>
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The Department for Exiting the European Union is working closely across government to assess the potential impact on UK nationals living and working in other EU Member States. We recognise their concerns.<\/p>
DExEU, supported by other departments across Government, is carrying out a programme of sectoral and regulatory analysis. We are conducting analysis on over 50 sectors within the areas of goods; services; financial services; network industries; and agriculture and fisheries. We are also carrying out analysis on cross-cutting regulations. Together with extensive stakeholder engagement, all this analysis will be used to inform the Government\u2019s approach to, and during, the negotiations. The Prime Minister has said on several occasions that the Government will seek an early agreement to protect the status of UK citizens living in EU Member States.<\/p> This remains a top priority for the UK once negotiations commence.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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<\/strong>The Prime Minister has been clear that the Government will seek an early agreement to protect the status of UK citizens living in EU Member States, in the same way that we want to protect the status of EU nationals already living in the UK.
<\/strong><\/p>"}
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There are a range of factors affecting the financial services sector, of which passporting is one. In negotiating our future relationship with Europe we are determined to maintain this country\u2019s position as a global leader in financial services.
<\/strong><\/p>"}
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Our analysis and the sectoral breakdown, however, continues to evolve as we engage with stakeholders and experts. This process will allow us to gain even more insight.<\/p>
<\/strong>We will disclose the sectors we are analysing in due course.<\/p>"}
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Our ambition is to create an immigration system that allows us to control numbers and encourage the brightest and the best to come to this country, as part of a stable and prosperous future with the EU and our European partners.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p>"}
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