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Civil Service: Facilities Agreements

Asked by Alex BurghartConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 16500

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 11152, on Civil Service: Facilities Agreements, what was the aggregate monetary cost of the facility time to the Civil Service in 2023-24 on which the 0.04% figure are based; and what was the average percentage figure for 2024-25.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The aggregate monetary cost of facility time in the Civil Service, based on the Cabinet Office published data for the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, was £12,525,615.37.

The average percentage of pay spent on facility time in the Civil Service, based on the Cabinet Office published data for the year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, was 0.04%.

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