Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were employed by the Environment Agency in a full-time capacity in each month since June 2010.

The tables show the total full time equivalent (FTE) staff employed by the Environment Agency from 30 June 2010 to 30 June 2014.

The numbers fell by 1,070 on 1 April 2013 as a result of the creation of Natural Resources Wales, which absorbed Environment Agency Wales staff.

The numbers include those staff directly employed on Environment Agency contracts of employment, either permanent or fixed term. The numbers do not include Employment Agency Staff, Consultants or Contractors.

The figure for January 2014, differs from that included in the reply given to the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood on 24 February 2014, Official Report column 91-92W, where the figure included Employment Agency Staff, Consultants and Contractors staff. The figure given in this reply does not.