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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 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

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

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

Type
Written question
Reference
17952
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Department of Health and Social Care Agency workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk