Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement for staff in her Department; and if she will make a statement.

Defra pays holiday pay to employees in recognition of ‘normal remuneration’ during periods of statutory leave, in line with the ruling. This includes voluntary payments such as overtime and on-call.