Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25859

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 18221 on Supreme Court: Judgments, whether he plans to change his Department's workforce policies.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
While legal proceedings remain ongoing, and there will be a need to assess the position on an ongoing basis, there is currently no intention to change the Defra policy on the provision of the check-off facility.