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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years.
The figures below reflect the number of agency staff, specialist contractors and interim managers (contingent workers) employed by the department in the following financial years:
- 2023-24: 308
- 2024-25: 251
- 2025-26: 236
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
The number of agency staff employed in the Scotland Office in each of the last five years is as follows:
Year | Agency Staff |
July 2021 - June 2022 | 3 |
July 2022 - June 2023 | 3 |
July 2023 - June 2024 | 0 |
July 2024 - June 2025 | 0 |
July 2025 - June 2026 | 0 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last three years.
Details of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's expenditure on temporary staff are routinely published in the Department's annual report and accounts.
This briefing provides an overview of a range of key statutory employment rights in Great Britain, including unfair dismissal, deduction from wages and working time.
This briefing provides an overview of a range of key statutory employment rights in Great Britain, including unfair dismissal, deduction from wages and working time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.
The Department employed 99 agency staff in 2024, 85 in 2025 and 59 so far in 2026.
To ask the Solicitor General, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Solicitor General, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
The number of agency staff employed by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in each of the last five years is shown in the table below.
Financial Year | Total Agency Staff |
2021–2022 | 4 |
2022–2023 | 2 |
2023–2024 | 0 |
2024–2025 | 0 |
2025–2026 | 0 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
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.
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.
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.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
Please see the table below for the number of agency staff at HM Treasury over the past five financial years. These figures represent year-end headcount, defined as the number of agency workers in post during March of each financial year.
Financial Year | Count of Agency Staff |
2025-26 | 15 |
2024-25 | 11 |
2023-24 | 11 |
2022-23 | 4 |
2021-22 | 7 |
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.
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.
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 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
The table below sets out the number of Core DCMS agency staff employed by DCMS in each of the last five financial years:
Financial Year | Core DCMS Agency Staff |
2021-22 | 191 |
2022-23 | 137 |
2023-24 | 113 |
2024-25 | 55 |
2025-26 | 30 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
In the last five years, my Department has employed seven agency staff. The annual breakdown is set out below.
2025: 0
2024: 0
2023: 2
2022: 0
2021: 5
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
Information on agency staff hired by the department can be found on gov.uk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
The requested information is available in the Annual Report and Accounts.
Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 (p. 172)
Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (p. 212)
Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 (p. 223)
Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 (p. 237)
Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 (p. 253)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
This data is published monthly and can be found here: Workforce management information: MOJ - GOV.UK.
The data used to answer this request is taken from year end data, but headcount fluctuates significantly throughout the year.
March 2021- 3942
March 2022- 3852
March 2023- 4410
March 2024- 3904
March 2025- 3837
March 2026- 3853
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
There were no agency staff employed by the Northern Ireland Office in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) does not directly employ agency staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Pay Agreement on the number of agency staff in adult social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Fair Pay Agreement on the number of agency staff in adult social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.
The information requested is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dft-workforce-management-information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust spent on agency staff in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust spent on agency staff in each of the last five years.
The following table shows the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s spend on agency/contract staff since 2021/22, according to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s last five published annual reports and accounts:
Year | Actual spend (millions) |
2021/22 | £36.655m |
2022/23 | £50.674m |
2023/24 | £55.345m |
2024/25 | £26.736m |
Figures for 2025/26 are still subject to audit and will be finalised and published in due course.