Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111619

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Credit Unions

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Gareth Thomas

Labour (Co-op)Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Defra does not offer a credit unions payroll deduction process to staff. Defra does operate a comprehensive employee benefit offering with access to retail discounts, savings, Cycle to Work schemes, dental and health wellbeing programmes, and has recently...

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