PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit (26 October 2017)

Defra is amongst those government departments whose work is most closely linked to and affected by EU activity, legal frameworks and funding. |Some 80% of Defra’s work is framed by EU legislation and a quarter of EU laws apply to Defra’s sectors. As a result, Defra has an extensive programme of work focused on delivering a smooth exit from the EU, and like all government departments, we are working on preparations for a range of scenarios. The government has committed over £250 million of new money in this financial year for EU exit preparations in departments across Whitehall.