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 Kinnock (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Department of Health and Social Care: Agency Workers
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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Information on the Department’s workforce is published monthly on the GOV.UK website, and can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dhsc-workforce-management-information
The following table shows the number of non-payroll staff recorded in the relevant Monthly Workforce Management Information categories for the Department, in line with published Monthly Workforce Management Information and excluding agencies, at the end of March in each of the last five years:
Year
Headcount
2022
193
2023
58
2024
42
2025
14
2026
20
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 17952
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Department of Health and Social Care Agency workers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-07-20 10:14:15 +0100
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