Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many officials in his office are working on matters relating to the UK's withdrawal from the the EU.

A number of central planning and co-ordination teams have been established within the Department to lead and manage the work required to prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU. As of June 2019 there were a total of 69 people working in these teams. In addition other MHCLG staff who are working on related matters to the UK's withdrawal from the EU as part of their business as usual activities.