To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many officials in his Department are (a) involved in assisting European Council negotiations, (b) involved in assisting and advising the European Commission, (c) seconded to the European Commission, (d) involved in monitoring EU decisions, communications, regulations and directives, (e) involved in enforcing compliance with EU decisions, communications, regulations and directives and (f) involved in other work related to the European Council, Commission or Court of Justice. (146097)

Officials throughout the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are involved in a full range of EU business. 11 officials from the Department are currently seconded to the European Commission. The Department does not hold central records of the numbers of officials involved in EU business and a breakdown of the figures as requested would incur disproportionate cost.