Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.

A large proportion of the Treasury’s work is in some way related to exiting the European Union and this fluctuates over time as it interacts with the Treasury’s other priorities. It is not possible, therefore, to accurately estimate the proportion of the Treasury’s workforce, existing or additional, that will be engaged on EU-Exit (including in the event of either a) or b)), at any one time.