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Written question asked by Hugh Gaffney (Labour) on Friday, 18 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 October 2019. It was answered by Jake Berry (Conservative) on Monday, 28 October 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff from the Ministry of Defence are working in his Department to assist with preparations for the scenario of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Answer

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has requested that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) provide a total of 167 civilian staff to help resource our planned preparations and response for a no deal exit. Civilian MOD staff are provided on temporary detachment. In addition MOD will provide up to 160 military personnel to act as Government Liaison Officers (GLOs). GLOs will work alongside and support Local Resilience Forums and will only be deployed to areas if and where required.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1928
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Staff Ministry of Defence Brexit Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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