Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much (a) his Department, (b) the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and (c) the former Department for Energy and Climate Change spent on non-payroll staff in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.

Former Department for Energy and Climate Change (including non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs)) spend on consultancy and temporary staff for 2014-15 and 2015-16 can be found in note 7 of the Remuneration and Staff Report section of the Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16.

Former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (including NDPBs) spend on non-permanent staff for 2015-16 can be found in the Staff numbers and related costs section (page 108) of the Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16.