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Department for Transport: Staff

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 71889

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full time equivalent staff were working in her Department as of the end of July 2025.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

3,404.74 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff were in the Ministerial Department’s total workforce at the end of July 2025.11,705.87 FTE staff were working in Executive Agencies.

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