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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Monday, 13 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 July 2026. It was answered by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agency Workers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.

Answer

The department employed 51 agency staff in the financial year 2025/26, 23 agency staff in 2024/25, 64 agency staff in 2023/24, 35 agency staff in 2022/23, and 52 agency staff in 2021/22. All headcount figures are as of 31 March of the relevant financial year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17949
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Agency workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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