Natural England

(asked on 23rd May 2023) - View Source

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual budget of Natural England; and how many people it employs.


Answered by
Lord Benyon Portrait
Lord Benyon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 31st May 2023

In 2022/23, Natural England’s (NE) annual budget allocation was £190m (this increased to £226.9m by the end of the financial year). NE has received an increased allocation of £260m in 2023/24. NE staff in post as of September 2022 is 2,769 Full Time Equivalents (FTE), with a cap of 2,980 FTE for the next two financial years.

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