Written question asked by Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 17 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2025. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Thursday, 24 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Hornets: Pest Control
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were assigned to the (a) identification and (b) removal of yellow-legged Asian hornet nests in (i) 2025, (ii) 2023 and (iii) 2022.
- Answer
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There has been 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff assigned to nest destruction in 2022, 2023 and 2025. This means they were assigned to that role and available on call when needed.
There has been one FTE Senior Operational Lead dedicated to yellow-legged hornet since 2024 to manage the overall response.
No other staff are employed or allocated on a full-time basis to yellow-legged hornet The response is managed by redeploying staff from other business as usual delivery, based on outbreak demand.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 68890
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Staff Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Pest control Hornets
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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