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Animal and Plant Health Agency: Remote Working

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 September 2025UIN 67292

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Animal and Plant Health Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

For desk-based Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) staff, APHA Directors have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service in line with departmental policies.

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