Question follow-through · 17711
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 10 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last three years.
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Department employed 99 agency staff in 2024, 85 in 2025 and 59 so far in 2026.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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