Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff are employed by his Department as of 13 January 2023; and what the cost is of these employees.

As of 13 January 2023, the Department had a headcount of 3,873. The latest staff cost available as of December 2022, was £21,648,341.18 which includes salary, allowances, non-consolidated performance payments, overtime, employer pension contributions and employer national insurance contributions.