PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit (27 October 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has allocated as a contingency in the event that no deal is reached in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.

Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)

Like all departments, Defra is planning for a number of EU Exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on Day 1. Over £250m of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. Defra has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/8 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates. Decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
1 November 2017