Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101774

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 84665 on DEFRA: Secondment, whether a business case was made for seconding the Second Permanent Secretary; and who is undertaking

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The secondment was arranged and undertaken in accordance with Defra’s standard secondment approach. There are no interim arrangements in place to cover the role of Second Permanent Secretary. Responsibilities previously held by the Second Permanent Secret...

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