Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.

In response to your request, the number of staff employed by the Department and its agencies (DfT Central Department, the Driver Vehicle & Licensing Agency, the Driver & Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) on the respective dates are as follows:

Please note, the figures represented have been taken from end of month reports and as there is currently no report available for December 2018. The figures used are at 30^th November 2018. The figures represent pay staff and do not include contractors and other non-pay employees.