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Department for Work and Pensions: Training

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 118200

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what away days has his Department organised for locations outside departmental buildings since March 2025, and at what cost.

Answered by Andrew Western

Cabinet Office guidance which was issued by the current Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, is that government offices should not hold away days in non-government buildings and DWP complies with this guidance.

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