Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) his Department and (b) HMRC have spent on staff activity related to the review of retained EU laws within their areas of responsibility since 1 September 2021; and what funding they have allocated for these purposes for the rest of the 2022-23 financial year.

We can confirm that HM Treasury and HMRC do not hold this information.

HMT and HMRC hold a large body of Retained EU Law (REUL), primarily in relation to Financial Services and tax (including excise, customs and VAT). A number of officials from both HMT and HMRC work on REUL legislation. This work is carried out as part of officials’ normal business activities, and we do not record the amount of staff time spent specifically on this work or the funding required for it in a comprehensive manner.