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Treasury: Civil Servants

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 100258

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

Information on the number of staff in HM Treasury that are (a) on temporary contracts and (b) consultants, is published annually through the HM Treasury annual report and accounts at the following web address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025 on pages 95 and 103, respectively.

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