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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flexible Working

Commons · Question 71946 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 16 Sep 2025

As of July 2025, 6.2 per cent of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office UK-based staff have formal flexible working arrangements. These include part-time hours, job sharing, and compressed hours. The Department does not currently hold separate dat...