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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay

Asked by Richard FullerConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 August 2026UIN 18556

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £

Answered by Stephen Morgan

(a) The attached table shows the headcount of employees in Core Defra and Arm's Length Bodies, broken down by salary band, as at June 2026. (b) This information is not held centrally.

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