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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Flexible Working

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 72013

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department’s flexible working policy sets out the types of formal and informal flexible working available to our employees.

All eligible employees have a statutory right to request flexible working arrangements, including, for example, part time working and compressed hours.

In addition, some informal flexible working arrangements within the parameters of the policy are managed locally. Central information on the proportion of Departmental employees with flexible working arrangements is therefore not held.

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