Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2018 to Question 146176 on procurement, what the daily rate of pay is of each of those contractors who have been employed by his Department for five years or more.
As at 31 March 2018, three contractors had been engaged by Defra for a period of five years or more. Their respective daily rates were £237, £466 and £534. This is the total daily cost to the Department of engaging the individuals and includes agency fees and VAT.