Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 64656

Department for Business and Trade: Remote Working

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department have permission to work remotely outside the UK; and in which countries those staff are based.

Answer

Justin Madders
Standard DBT policy is that staff should not normally be allowed to work remotely overseas however the department do permit this under exceptional personal circumstances and following/preceding a period of annual leave when visiting family or friends over...
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