Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 58457

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Termination of Employment

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financia

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
We have, after careful consideration, withheld Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Rural Payment Agency data for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 financial years. This is because the numbers of employees are low, and the information constitutes personal ...

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