Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people are employed by her Department; and what the staffing costs of her Department are.

As of 31 August 2015, DECC employed 1,650 staff (headcount) of which 1,511 were permanent Civil Servants, Fixed Term Appointments, Short Term Appointments and Loans in from other Government Departments. The remaining 139 individuals include secondments, agency temps, contractors and consultants. The cost to the Department in 2014-15 was £103m.