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Department of Health and Social Care: Buildings

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 28 November 2024UIN 9620

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the same period.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The following table shows the percentage of desks that were occupied in the most recent four weeks at our London headquarters on Victoria Street, as we do not routinely collect occupancy data in our other offices:

Week Commencing

Percentage of desks occupied

2 September 2024

76%

9 September 2024

81%

16 September 2024

79%

23 September 2024

74%


The Department does not record staff office attendance and just measures office occupancy.

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