Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Conditions of Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.

Answer

As at 31 March 2017 the proportion of staff employed in the department is shown below:

	Headcount	%
Full-Time permanent staff	1587	76.6%
Part-Time permanent staff	265	12.8%
Fixed / Short Term appointments employed for less than two years	98	4.7%
Agency Basis staff	121	5.8%
Zero-Hours	0	0.0%
Total	2071

It is not Defra Policy to employ staff on “Zero-Hours” contracts.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 70462
Session: 2016-17
Subjects: Conditions of employment Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk