To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many members of staff in his Department (a) are employed to deal with matters relating to animal welfare and (b) deal with animal-related matters as part of their remit. (256589)

The equivalent of approximately 97 members of staff are employed to deal with animal welfare, while a total of approximately 2,084 deal with a variety of animal related matters as part of their wider remit.