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Cabinet Office: Remote Working

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 62525

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on equipment for civil servants to work from home in each of the last three years.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.

Heads of departments have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service, as was the case under the previous administration.

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