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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flags

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 September 2025UIN 75933

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Defra follows Government guidance which sees a Union Flag flying daily at the main sites which have the facility to do so.

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