The Attorney General\u2019s Office had one employee who joined DExEU on loan to support work on preparations for the UK to leave the EU. The employee subsequently moved permanently to another department and will not return to the Attorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4517", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Frazer"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South East Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lucy Frazer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-21T08:06:53.123Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Attorney General: Brexit"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how many staff of his Department who were transferred or seconded to work (a) in other Departments and (b) on other departmental briefs on preparations for the UK to leave the EU have since returned to his Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/151", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tom Brake"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Carshalton and Wallington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tom Brake"} ], "uin" : "253465"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1123177", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1123177/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
HM Treasury has allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the Devolved Administrations for EU exit<\/a> preparations so far. This breaks down as:<\/p> <\/p> £412m of additional funding over the spending review period for the Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade<\/a> and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office<\/a> at Autumn Statement 2016.<\/p> <\/p> £286m of additional funding for 17/18 (a full breakdown of which can be found in Supplementary Estimates 17/18:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679738/PU2137_Supplementary_estimates_web.pdf<\/a>.)<\/p> <\/p> Over £1.5bn of additional funding for 18/19. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary<\/a>\u2019s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/<\/a>)<\/p> <\/p> Over £2bn of additional funding for 19/20. A full breakdown of the allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary\u2019s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, laid on the 18th December (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/<\/a>)<\/p> <\/p> The funding provided is in addition to the Attorney General\u2019s Office\u2019s efforts to reprioritise from business as usual toward preparations for the UK\u2019s departure from the EU. This funding is to support preparation for all scenarios.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, how much of the £3 million allocated to his Department for Brexit preparations in 2019-20 has been allocated to preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/207", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Vince Cable"}
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, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4652", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lee Rowley"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1035359", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
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