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Ministry of Defence: Flexible Working

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 21122

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 11 March 2026, to Question 110793, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of full-time staff on full pay (1.0 FTE) in the department work compressed hours over a four day week.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

1,283 full-time employees are recorded as working one-week compressed hour schedules, representing 2.6 per cent of all full-time employees.

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