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 staff of his Department are covered by the remit of a pay review body.

Only Senior Civil Servants (SCS) in Defra and its Agencies are covered by a pay review body. Delegated grades (Grade 6 and below) and all staff in NDPBs are not covered by a pay review body; they have pay awards that are subject to Treasury pay guidance.

99 people (4.4%) of Defra staff are covered by a pay review body.

6 people (0.3%) of APHA staff are covered by a pay review body.

3 people (0.5%) of CEFAS staff are covered by a pay review body.

7 people (0.4%) of RPA staff are covered by a pay review body.

3 people (1.9%) of VMD staff are covered by a pay review body.

In total there are 118 people (1.7%) of staff in Defra and its agencies who are covered by a pay review body.