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Treasury: Agency Workers

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 20 July 2026UIN 17955

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many agency staff were employed by her Department in each of the last five years.

Answered by Rachel Blake

Please see the table below for the number of agency staff at HM Treasury over the past five financial years. These figures represent year-end headcount, defined as the number of agency workers in post during March of each financial year.

Financial Year

Count of Agency Staff

2025-26

15

2024-25

11

2023-24

11

2022-23

4

2021-22

7

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