Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of people recruited to work at the Environment Agency since 31 March 2022 have required the Environment Agency assigning a Certificate of Sponsorship to employ them.
The Environment Agency has employed 13 individuals requiring a skilled worker visa since March 2022. An additional six individuals have been allocated a Certificate of Sponsorship but have not yet started employment at the Environment Agency.