Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what change there has been in staffing levels in his Department since June 2016.
The changes in staffing levels for Defra between 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2018 are shown in the table below:
| June 2016 | June 2018 | Change |
Headcount | 1700 | 3,810 | +2,110 |
Source: Office of National Statistics – Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey (June 2016 and June 2018)