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Government Legal Department: Remote Working

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 16 July 2025UIN 65704

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Government Legal Department has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

In line with the Government Legal Department’s (GLD) hybrid working policy, the Department has spent the following amounts for each financial year on providing staff with the relevant equipment and furniture to enable them to work effectively at home:

Financial Year

Total Amount Spent

2022-23

£33,537.96

2023-24

£63,729.61

2024-25

£62,864.02

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