Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

(asked on 20th March 2018) - View Source
Questioner
Tom Brake Portrait
Tom Brake
(Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018, Spring Statement, HCWS 540, if he will publish a list of where the £310 million in EU exit funding for his Department will be allocated.

Answered by
George Eustice Portrait
George Eustice
This question was answered on 28th March 2018

£310m has been allocated to Defra. This will support ongoing work to ensure a successful EU exit across Defra’s portfolio, from agriculture to the environment, including:

  • Developing new IT systems to maintain smooth trade in agri-foods and chemicals, and supporting the associated trade negotiations;

  • Ensuring that the UK has a robust environmental regulatory framework after exit;

  • Developing the Government’s approach to farming and fisheries.

As with all Reserve funding, finalised allocations will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates 2018-19 in early 2019.

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