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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 September 2018. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Monday, 24 September 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Peers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.

Answer

The Department does not hold a definitive central record of all those who hold roles, either paid or unpaid, who are members of the House of Lords.

One of the Department’s Ministers is a member of the House of Lords - Lord Gardiner of Kimble; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity.

There are 2 members of the House of Lords who are appointed as non-executive Board members across Defra’s Executive Agencies, non-Ministerial Departments and executive Non Departmental Public Bodies.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
170927
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Peers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk