Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many officials of his Department are (a) secondees from other Departments, (b) new entrants to the Civil Service and (c) on short-term contracts.

All departments are equipping themselves with the resources they need to get the best deal for the UK. The department has sourced a large proportion of experienced staff from across Whitehall and a number of secondees from the private sector however we are not in a position to give a final total for particular groups of staff as recruitment is ongoing and we will not be giving a running commentary. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 300 staff, and is growing fast.