Charlie Dewhirst MP: written questions
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Written questions
Attorney General's Office: Remote WorkingAttorney General's OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23991More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each office of the Attorney General’s Office and each of its superintended departments offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are c
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) requires staff to attend the workplace for a minimum of 60% of their contracted working time, in line with the Civil Service office attendance expectation. The AGO operates from a single office location in London. Atten...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEquality and Human Rights Commission and Office for Equality and Opportunity: Remote WorkingWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23990More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in the (1) Office for Equality and Opportunity and (2) Equality and Human Rights Commission, broken down by location; and whether attendance stati
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23989More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of HMRC’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not set office attendance requirements on an office-by-office basis. For employees who are subject to workplace attendance expectations, the current requirement is to spend at least 60% of their working time in the offic...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Remote WorkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of (1) NHS England and (2) the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated f
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 September 2025 in response to Question 72016.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Audit Office: Remote WorkingPublic Accounts CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23987More
Question: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in the National Audit Office; and whether attendance statistics are collated.
Answer: The National Audit Office (NAO)’s workplace attendance requirement is for all staff to routinely spend a minimum of two days a week working in either NAO offices or those of a body audited by the NAO. The NAO collects data on compliance with this requirem...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectoral Commission: Remote WorkingSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23986More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in the Electoral Commission; and whether attendance statistics are co
Answer: The Electoral Commission requires office-based staff to spend at least 40% of working time in the office. Attendance is managed by line managers.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Remote WorkingScotland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: The Scotland Office follows the civil service attendance expectation of 60% for all of the department’s offices. Attendance statistics are not collated for individual offices.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Remote WorkingDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each
Answer: The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (“BIST”) applies a consistent departmental workplace attendance expectation across its office estate. Delegated grade staff are expected to spend 40% of their time in the office while Senior Civil...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Remote WorkingNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual of
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office follows the cross Civil Service expectation that all staff spend at least 60% of their time at a Government building or on official business, such as visiting stakeholders, unless they have an agreed workplace adjustment or oth...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Remote WorkingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated fo
Answer: Staff whose roles are suitable for hybrid working are expected to attend their contractual workplace for a minimum of 60 per cent of their working time. Some roles require full-time workplace attendance, and exceptions may apply in individual circumstance...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Remote WorkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of
Answer: Defra wants thriving workplaces that benefit everyone and that meet the needs of our customers and partners. The department are committed to offering staff hybrid working to enable choice in where colleagues work, within a framework. Recognising the value...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Remote WorkingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those i
Answer: The office workplace attendance requirement is a minimum of 40% at all the Department’s office locations. The Department collates anonymised and aggregated occupancy statistics for some of its locations: Belfast – Erskine HouseDarlington – Feethams HouseE...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Remote WorkingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has implemented Government direction on increased workplace attendance. For office-based workers, an average of at least 60% of time is spent in the workplace. No central record of agreed working locations is held and thus at...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Remote WorkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual o
Answer: The requirement to attend a workplace will depend on an employee’s role. Where employees are not in customer-facing roles or otherwise designated as office-based they have access to hybrid working, which is a type of voluntary flexible working arrangement...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Remote WorkingWales OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: Staff in the Wales Office are expected to spend at least 60 per cent of their time in the office or on official business, which can include conducting site visits or meeting stakeholders.The Department collates occupancy statistics for its headquarters of...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Remote WorkingDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: Staff are expected, unless otherwise agreed as a contractual variation or a temporary exception, to attend their principal workplace for a minimum of 60% of their working time each month. This requirement applies across the Department's offices, although ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Remote WorkingHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual
Answer: Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement subject to local business need and role requirements. Where hybrid working can be accommodated, employees should work an average of at least 60% of their contracted working hours from their Home Office workp...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Remote WorkingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for ea
Answer: Office LocationOffice Attendance ExpectationBelfast50%Birmingham*50%Bristol50%Cambridge50%Cardiff50%Edinburgh50%Hastings50%Leeds50%Liverpool50%London (2ms)50%Nottingham50%Norwich50%Plymouth50%Warrington**50%Manchester40%Darlington40%Wolverhampton40%Hemel ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.
Answer: For employees from EA to Grade 6, the department expects staff to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office or another work setting, while SCS employees are expected to spend between 60% and 100% of their working time in the office or another...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Remote WorkingDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of th
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Unpaid WorkMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not aware of any internship schemes managed by the Department or its Arm's Length Bodies that are restricted to applicants solely on the basis of ethnicity or social class. The MOD participates in the Civil Service Summer ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Unpaid WorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department, (b) NHS England and (c) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class a
Answer: In terms of the Department, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 28 November 2025 in response to Question 81969. We do not hold information on any schemes managed outside the Department.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Unpaid WorkCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23968More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Unpaid WorkAttorney General's OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23967More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, further to the answer of 25 June 2026, to Question 11148, on Civil Service: whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its superintended departments are restricted to applicants on the basis o
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office does not operate any internship schemes that are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class, or (iii)both.The CPS, SFO and HMCPSI do not offer internship schemes.The Government Legal Department ...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
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