Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 March 2018, Spring Statement, HCWS 540, if he will publish a list of where the £21.1 million in EU exit funding for his Department will be allocated.
The Department has been allocated £21.1 million for staff to support essential European Union exit preparations in 2018-19. This will include ongoing work in all relevant areas of the Department, such as reciprocal healthcare, ensuring that the safety of both United Kingdom and EU patients is protected. As with all Reserve funding, finalised allocations will be confirmed at Supplementary Estimates 2018-19 in early 2019. There are no plans to publish a detailed list.