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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flexible Working

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 September 2025UIN 72011

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Based on the information recorded centrally about working patterns, Defra can report that 13.5% of employees work compressed hours.

Additionally, working from home is a form of flexible working and almost all roles in Defra include some flexibility to work from home for up to 40% of their hours, in line with wider Civil Service policy.

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