Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17949

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agency Workers

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

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

Stephen Morgan

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 y...

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