Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100260

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Civil Servants

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for September 2025 at the fo...

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