Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 99696
Department for Transport: Civil Servants
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer
Simon LightwoodAs of 30 November, 265 staff at the Department for Transport were on a temporary contract - representing 7.2% of the total workforce. We do not collate data on the number of individuals working within the Department at any moment in time as part of consul...
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