Elizabeth Truss
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(6 years, 9 months ago)
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The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss)
Making a success of EU exit is a priority for the Government and the Treasury. At the Autumn Budget 2017, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer committed £3 billion over the next two financial years to helping Departments and the devolved Administrations to prepare. Working with colleagues across Government to prioritise the essential programmes to realise the opportunities from EU exit, the Treasury has allocated funding to Departments as follows in 2018-19: Department £ million Cabinet Office 49.4 Competition and Markets Authority 23.6 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 185.1 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 26.2 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 310.0 Department for International Trade 74.0 Department for Transport 75.8 Department of Health and Social Care 21.1 Food Standards Agency 14.0 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 29.6 HM Revenue & Customs 260.0 HM Treasury 24.8 Home Office 395.0 Ministry of Defence 12.7 Ministry of Justice 17.3 Northern Ireland Office 0.4 Office for National Statistics 2.0 Scotland Office 0.3 The National Archives 1.2 Wales Office 0.3 £ million Northern Ireland Executive 15.2 Scottish Government 37.3 Welsh Government 21.4
This has generated the following Barnett consequentials for the devolved Administrations:
The Government are committed to seeking a new future economic partnership with the European Union and this funding will help us to prepare for all eventualities. As the negotiations continue, we will need to reflect upon any progress and consider requirements accordingly. I will work with my colleagues across Government to ensure these allocations achieve value for money for the taxpayer. Final allocations will be made at the 2018-19 Supplementary Estimates in early 2019.
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