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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 September 2025UIN 69673

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) expected and (b) average office attendance rate is in each of her Department's offices outside London.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government expects staff to work towards attending the office or other premises for official business for 60% of their working time. Some of our offices cannot currently accommodate this level of attendance and lower expectations are therefore in place.

MHCLG publishes quarterly HQ Occupancy Statistics for its headquarters at 2 Marsham Street, London (not proportional attendance). We do not intend to publish individual office attendance information.

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