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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 November 2025UIN 84665

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is paying the salary of the Second Permanent Secretary while he is on secondment to the Blavatnik School Of Government.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Nick Joicey is currently on secondment to a role at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. As is standard for secondments Defra continues to pay Mr Joicey’s salary and Defra is being reimbursed by Oxford University for his role there.

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