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Department for Business and Trade: Civil Servants

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 7 November 2024UIN 9606

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.

Answered by Justin Madders

Please see below a summary of the number of staff assigned by each location and the number of desks per location as of 30th September 2024:

DBT Hub

Headcount

Desk Numbers

Belfast

63

16

Birmingham

403

216

Cardiff

145

66

Darlington

248

100

Edinburgh

92

56

Greater Manchester

171

65

London

4010

1500

*Regional Offices

194

141

Total

5326

2160

*We have several offices across the country that are listed under Regional Offices, it would exceed the word count if these were to be listed in totality.

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