Written questions

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality

Commons · Question 41931 · Tabled 27 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 4 Apr 2025

Defra complies with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles by ensuring that appointments to the Civil Service are made on the basis of merit following a fair and open competition. There are four strategic Defra group equality, diversity and inclusion (E...