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Department for Transport: Flags

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 75932

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

At our main London headquarters building the Union Flag is flown every day. The only other main site where there is a flag pole is Spring Place in Southampton. The Red Ensign, and the Coastguard Flag, which have the Union Flag incorporated within it, are flown Monday to Friday every week at this site.

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