Leaving the European Union Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Tuesday 26th February 2019

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The consequence of that question is that people are now gesticulating at me to indicate that they are going to ask very short questions. A bit of sign language is being deployed.

Catherine West Portrait Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)
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Brexit costs a lot, both in political energy and in diversion away from the issues that constituents raise about the NHS, schools and so on, but what has been the cost of Brexit, in pounds and pence, from when Mr Cameron announced the referendum to today?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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The amount of money that the Government have set aside in relation to the work we are doing on preparedness for Brexit, for a deal and for no deal, has been clear and has been published. The Treasury has published the allocation of money to individual Departments.