Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working
Commons · Question 71947 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
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
Answered by Hilary Benn, 3 Sep 2025
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...