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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 87319

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78232 on MHCLG: Remote Working, how many (a) assigned staff and (b) allocated desks there are in each of his Department’s offices.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The requested information on staff and desk numbers in each MHCLG office as at the end of October, is as follows:

Office

Desks

Staffing headcount

Belfast

18

17

Birmingham

76

124

Bristol

40

161

Cambridge

30

51

Cardiff

25

40

Darlington

30

158

Edinburgh

32

33

Hastings

13

23

Hemel Hempstead

40

57

Leeds

74

166

Liverpool

48

96

London

829

2163

Manchester

64

208

Norwich

10

18

Nottingham

40

73

Plymouth

30

24

Sheffield

16

48

Warrington

42

47

Wolverhampton

58

266

Total

1515

3773

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