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Question for Department for Exiting the European Union

UIN HL5160, tabled on 29 January 2018

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the economy of businesses implementing contingency plans for a hard Brexit due to lack of clarity over Brexit and the transition period.

Answered on

8 February 2018

The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis to support our EU exit negotiations and preparations, looking across the UK economy and drawing on input from numerous stakeholders. We recognise the need for businesses to prepare contingency plans, and we continue to engage with companies to provide clarity wherever we can and to understand the challenges they may face.