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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Remote Working

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 August 2025UIN 64660

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department have permission to work remotely outside the UK; and in which countries those staff are based.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

Information on civil servants employed by Defra based overseas is publicly available.

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