Speeches

Nick Clegg – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Clegg on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) other resources required by (i) the Government and (ii) his Department in the next 12 months related to the process of the UK leaving the EU.

Mr David Jones

Detailed work is underway to establish the budget required for the Department for Exiting the European Union to fulfil its set-up and responsibilities. This budget will be voted on by Parliament at the Supplementary Estimate. Individual Secretaries of State will undertake an assessment of the requirements relevant to their own Departments.