Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to his Department.
The breakdown of staff in the department as at 31 July 2018 is shown in the following table:
| Assignment Category | Headcount |
a | Directly Employed (inc staff on Outward Secondment / Loan and Maternity / Special Leave) | 3711 |
b | Inward Secondment / Loan | 155 |
c | Contingent Workers (Temporary Agency Workers, Consultants, Contractors and Interim Staff) | 483 |
| Total | 4349 |