Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14667

Agriculture and Environment Protection

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Aphra Brandreth

ConservativeChester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of civil service personnel work on farming matters and on environmental matters.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
Staff across Defra and its arm's-length bodies work directly or indirectly to support a range of policy areas, including farming, food production, environmental protection, nature recovery, water, air quality and rural communities. As a result, it is not ...

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