PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit (26 October 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department plans to spend on preparations for no deal being reached in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Answer
Like all departments, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is planning for a number of EU exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on day one. Over £250 million of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The FCO has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates. Decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.
Answered by:
Sir Alan Duncan (Conservative)
1 November 2017
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