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Agriculture and Environment Protection

Commons · Question 14667 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Aphra Brandreth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of civil service personnel work on farming matters and on environmental matters.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 9 Jul 2026

Staff across Defra and its arm's-length bodies work directly or indirectly to support a range of policy areas, including farming, food production, environmental protection, nature recovery, water, air quality and rural communities. As a result, it is not ...