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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 23878

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the percentage of desks provided for staff is as a proportion of the total number of assigned staff in her Department's London headquarters.

Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.

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