Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 100266

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Department engages temporary workers and consultants where there is a business requirement that means it will be more beneficial to do so in order to provide the necessary expertise or a short-term resourcing solution where permanent capability is not...

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