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Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Friday, 21 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Griffith (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury: EU Law

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) HMRC are working on Retained EU Law legislation, as (i) headcount and (ii) Full Time Equivalent.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68537
Session
2022-23
Subjects
EU law Staff Treasury Revenue and Customs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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