Question follow-through · 5013

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest estimate is of the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the Civil Service pension of his Department’s Second Permanent Secretary and Defra group Chief Operating Officer in

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Sept 2024
Target answer date
12 Sept 2024
Answer
20 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest estimate is of the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the Civil Service pension of his Department’s Second Permanent Secretary and Defra group Chief Operating Officer in

  2. 12 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The position of Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Operating Officer was appointed to in July 2023 by his party. The pension cash equivalent transfer values for this position will be published in the 2023/2024 Defra Annual Report and Accounts.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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18 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local authorities will be required to spend the full funds generated through the extended producer responsibility scheme on waste (a) management and (b) processing.

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Alpacas: Bluetongue Disease

22 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of bluetongue virus in alpacas have been recorded since October 2023.

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