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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Staff

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 November 2024UIN 11795

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in their Department work outside of the UK; where those staff work; and what the cost is of salaries for those staff.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

Information on civil servants employed by Defra working overseas and the median salary for overseas posts are available at the following link: https://civil-service-statistics.jdac.service.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/data_browser_2024/index.html

Information on the precise location of staff working overseas is not published.

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