Question follow-through · 13047

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 9617 on DEFRA: Buildings, how many civil servants are assigned to work in his Department's headquarters in London; and how many in

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
15 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 9617 on DEFRA: Buildings, how many civil servants are assigned to work in his Department's headquarters in London; and how many in

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 15 November to Question 9616.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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