Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15817
Department of Health and Social Care: Working Hours
Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
Charlie Dewhirst
Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Department is required by law to consider flexible working requests. Compressed hours is a form of flexible working which refers to any type of working arrangement that gives some degree of flexibility around how long, where or when an individual work...
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