Local Government: Remote Working and Sick Leave
Commons · Question 87017 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the proportion of local government employees that are (a) on long-term sick leave and (b) work from home in (i) England and (ii) the Lo
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Nov 2025
Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces including decisions about terms and conditions, working practices and how best to deploy staff to achieve value for money. The Government will not micromana...