Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 700

Department for Business and Trade: Ministers' Private Offices

Tabled: 18 July 2024
Answered: 24 July 2024

Question

Gareth Bacon

ConservativeOrpington

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether civil servants in his private office will have the right to switch off on (a) weekends and (b) evenings.

Answer

Justin Madders
All DBT employees have an existing set of Terms and Conditions which confirm their expected hours of work. Given the nature of private office roles, employees may need to work additional or irregular hours, which is taken into account when determining the...

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