Written questions

Department for Education: Remote Working

Commons · Question 64658 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

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

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 10 Jul 2025

Unless undertaking work in an official capacity, the department only permits overseas working in limited circumstances and for short periods of time. The department’s international remote working policy considers any country outside of England, Scotland, ...