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Written question asked by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 June 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 June 2016. It was answered by Oliver Letwin (Conservative) on Monday, 4 July 2016 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Cabinet Office EU Unit: Recruitment

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff the Government plans to recruit to form the new EU Unit.

Answer

A new EU unit will be set up in Whitehall, bringing together officials and policy expertise from across the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Foreign Office and BIS. It will be based in the Cabinet Office and report to the Cabinet on delivering the outcome of the referendum, advising on transitional issues and exploring objectively options for our future relationship with Europe and the rest of the world from outside the EU. The funding for the unit is yet to be determined.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41341
Session
2016-17
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Recruitment Cabinet Office EU Unit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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