Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff were employed at the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last five years.
The table below illustrates the split between a) full-time and b) part-time staff employed at the RPA in the period requested. Figures shown are headcount as at the end of each financial year.
End of Fin. Year | 31 March 2011 | 31 March 2012 | 31 March 2013 | 31 March 2014 | 31 March 2015 |
Full Time | 2097 | 1923 | 1720 | 1533 | 1570 |
Part Time | 609 | 605 | 538 | 529 | 564 |
Total | 2706 | 2528 | 2258 | 2062 | 2134 |