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Department of Health and Social Care: Remote Working

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 July 2025UIN 63517

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on equipment for civil servants to work from home in each of the last three years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has spent the following amounts on equipment for its staff to work from home in each financial year:£79,625 in 2022/23;£118,757 in 2023/24; and£130,745 in 2024/25.

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