Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 71947

Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Sir Ashley Fox

ConservativeBridgwater

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Northern Ireland Office follows the cross Civil Service expectation that everyone spend at least 60% of their time at a Government building or on official business, such as visiting stakeholders, unless they have an agreed adjustment or exception. Dep...

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