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<p>Provision of suitable equipment is a health and safety requirement for all employers,
including Government, businesses and political parties, to enable employees to work
safely and comfortably.</p><p> </p><p>Providing equipment to support home working
allowed civil servants across government to continue to work throughout the COVID-19
pandemic, at a time when much of this work was critical to public safety.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department for Transport has spent the following amounts to enable staff to work from
home:</p><p>(i) Financial Year 2020-21 and April 2021 to July 2021-22: £631,446</p><p>(ii)
Financial Year 2021-22 (August 2021 to March 2022): £51,050</p><p>(iii) Financial
Year 2022-23: £121,393</p><p> </p><p>The Department is unable to provide a further
breakdown related to the specific categories of equipment set out in the parliamentary
question.</p><p> </p>
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