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 in the Forestry Commission.

At the end of September 2018 the Westminster Government funded part of the Forestry Commission which includes Forestry Commission England/Central Services, Forest Enterprise England and Forest Research. Collectively, these organisations employ the following staff:

(a) Directly employed: 1,525 (1,420 full time equivalent)

(b) Seconded: 1 (0.5 full time equivalent)

(c) Under contract: 121 (93 full time equivalent)