Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how may staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to her Department.
(a) DWP latest published Departmental headcount and payroll data for July 2018 shows a total of 82,626 staff employed by the department.
(b) In relation to secondments in to the department, the information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
(c) Departmental headcount and payroll data for July 2018 shows 614 people working under contract to the Department.