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Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings

Commons · Question 69648 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of plans to consolidate smaller DWP offices into larger sites on staff; and what steps she is taking to help ensure that staff are adequately protect

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 8 Sep 2025

Where customers do not need to be seen face-to-face for the delivery of services, the Department’s location strategy is to move away from a higher number of smaller sites to fewer, larger sites that can accommodate over 300 colleagues. By investing in the...