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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-05more like thismore than 2018-12-05
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by (a) his Department, (b) the Environment Agency, (c) the Food Standards Agency and (d) the Animal and Health Plant Agency in (i) April 2010, (ii) April 2015, (iii) April 2016, (iv) April 2017, (v) April 2018 and (vi) October 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew more like this
uin 199275 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-12-10
answer text <p>The full-time equivalent staff for Defra and agencies are shown in the table below;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Core Defra </strong></p></td><td><p>2,558</p></td><td><p>2,004</p></td><td><p>1,635</p></td><td><p>2,107</p></td><td><p>3,539</p></td><td><p>3,979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AH</strong></p></td><td><p>1,603</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>VLA </strong></p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>APHA</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>2,183</p></td><td><p>2,173</p></td><td><p>2,111</p></td><td><p>2,095</p></td><td><p>2,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EA</strong></p></td><td><p>12,282</p></td><td><p>9,697</p></td><td><p>9,606</p></td><td><p>10,109</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>9,726</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The agency APHA was launched on 1 October 2014. It merges the former Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) with parts of the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) responsible for plant and bee health to create a single agency responsible for animal, plant and bee health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Health and Social Care are responsible for the Food Standards Agency.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-10T15:24:27.8Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-10T15:24:27.8Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
1010267
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-19more like thismore than 2018-11-19
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were employed by his Department on 19 November 2018. more like this
tabling member constituency Upper Bann more like this
tabling member printed
David Simpson more like this
uin 192873 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-26more like thismore than 2018-11-26
answer text <p>The number of staff employed by the department as at 31 October 2018 was 4146. This will be consistent with data due to be published by 7 December 2018 at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-defra" target="_blank">Data.Gov.UK - Dataset Workforce Management Information Defra</a>, in line with Cabinet Office arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide this data as at 19 November 2018 without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-26T19:00:02.577Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-26T19:00:02.577Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
1597
label Biography information for David Simpson more like this
984941
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-10more like thismore than 2018-10-10
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 177730 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-18more like thismore than 2018-10-18
answer text <p>The changes in staffing levels for Defra between 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2018 are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>Change</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>1700</p></td><td><p>3,810</p></td><td><p>+2,110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Office of National Statistics – Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey (June 2016 and June 2018)</p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-18T13:09:41.893Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-18T13:09:41.893Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
972397
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-12more like thismore than 2018-09-12
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text 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. more like this
tabling member constituency Stoke-on-Trent Central more like this
tabling member printed
Gareth Snell more like this
uin 174119 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-12more like thismore than 2018-10-12
answer text <p>The breakdown of staff in the department as at 31 July 2018 is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assignment Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a</p></td><td><p><strong>Directly Employed </strong> (inc staff on Outward Secondment / Loan and Maternity / Special Leave)</p></td><td><p>3711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b</p></td><td><p><strong>Inward Secondment / Loan</strong></p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c</p></td><td><p><strong>Contingent Workers </strong> (Temporary Agency Workers, Consultants, Contractors and Interim Staff)</p></td><td><p>483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4349</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-12T10:32:48.067Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-12T10:32:48.067Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4595
label Biography information for Gareth Snell more like this
968209
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-05more like thismore than 2018-09-05
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed by his Department in (a) London and (b) each regions of England. more like this
tabling member constituency Hendon more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Matthew Offord more like this
uin 170841 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-09-12more like thismore than 2018-09-12
answer text <p>The breakdown of staff employed by the Department by Full-time Equivalent (FTE) as at 31 August 2018 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time Equivalent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1733.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>275.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>133.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>39.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>438.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>103.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>187.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>611.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home based Staff</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff employed in Wales and Scotland</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3773.46</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have included home-based staff and those staff employed outside of England in order to give a full picture of the total FTE in the Department.</p>
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-12T15:05:24.18Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-12T15:05:24.18Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4006
label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord more like this
909061
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-05-21more like thismore than 2018-05-21
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been employed by his Department in each month since June 2016. more like this
tabling member constituency Darlington more like this
tabling member printed
Jenny Chapman more like this
uin 146208 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-24more like thismore than 2018-05-24
answer text <p>The number of permanent payroll staff employed by month in the department since June 2016 is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>1693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>1705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>1720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>1726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>1719</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>1759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>1808</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>1820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>1907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>1950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>2188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>2245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>2301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>2340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>2442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>2437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>2523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2017</p></td><td><p>3504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>3535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>3557</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>3613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>3660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018</p></td><td><p>3697</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The increase in headcount is predominantly a result of consolidating Defra’s corporate services into the core department from across the Defra group and the recruitment of additional staff to support our comprehensive EU exit programme of work.</p>
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-24T16:13:39.793Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-24T16:13:39.793Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
3972
label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington more like this
828662
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-23more like thismore than 2018-01-23
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's officials are working on the monitoring and the delivery of the 25 Year Plan for the Environment. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 124320 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The 25 Year Environment Plan has a very wide remit which covers all of the Department’s work. There are a significant number of officials working to monitor and deliver the Plan across the Department. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of officials.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T18:01:45.847Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T18:01:45.847Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
827885
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-22more like thismore than 2018-01-22
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current permanent establishment of staff in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and what was the previous establishment for each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
uin HL4935 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-05more like thismore than 2018-02-05
answer text <p>The headcount and FTE breakdown as at 31 December for each year is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>3535</p></td><td><p>3384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1808</p></td><td><p>1737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1906</p></td><td><p>1828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>2127</p></td><td><p>2047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2247</p></td><td><p>2158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This answer covers core Defra only. The figures in the table are not comparable year to year, as they reflect the movement of staff into core Defra from other organisations in the Defra group. For example, as part of the corporate services transformation project around 1000 staff have joined core Defra from other organisations in the Defra group in the last 12 months. Changes from year to year therefore cannot be taken as net changes to staff numbers overall.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep our resourcing plans under review, focusing both on recruitment and increasing the capability of new and existing staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-05T17:59:13.06Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-05T17:59:13.06Z
answering member
4161
label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble more like this
tabling member
3792
label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
795391
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-27more like thismore than 2017-11-27
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of how many staff his Department will employ by the time the UK leaves the EU, and what change there has been in that estimate since the last estimate made before June 2016. more like this
tabling member constituency Halifax more like this
tabling member printed
Holly Lynch more like this
uin 115812 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-04more like thismore than 2017-12-04
answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is affected by the UK’s departure from the European Union and as a result, many roles across the Defra group are now supporting EU exit-related work, either directly or indirectly. We continue to keep our resourcing plans under review, focusing both on recruitment and increasing the capability of new and existing staff.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2016, Defra has recruited over 550 additional staff to support our comprehensive programme of work to prepare for leaving the EU. The majority of these new staff are employed in the central department where they are working on a range of projects identified to enable a successful withdrawal from the EU.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-04T17:51:45.47Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-04T17:51:45.47Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4472
label Biography information for Holly Lynch more like this
784863
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-11-06more like thismore than 2017-11-06
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff appointed after 24 June 2016 in his Department hold a post that includes work on the UK leaving the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Wrexham more like this
tabling member printed
Ian C. Lucas more like this
uin 111796 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-11-14more like thismore than 2017-11-14
answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is affected by the UK’s departure from the European Union and as a result, many roles across the Defra group are now supporting work related to the UK’s departure from the EU, either directly or indirectly. We continue to keep our resourcing plans under review, focusing both on recruitment and increasing the capability of new and existing staff.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has recruited over 550 additional staff, comprising both policy generalists and specialists of whom around 400 have already taken up post. The majority of these new staff are employed in the central department where they are working on a range of projects to enable a successful withdrawal from the EU.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-11-14T16:21:18.51Zmore like thismore than 2017-11-14T16:21:18.51Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
1470
label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas more like this