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Written question asked by Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Michael Shanks (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Remote Working

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the percentage office workplace attendance requirement in each of the department’s offices, broken down by location; and whether attendance statistics are collated for each of those individual offices.

Answer

The office workplace attendance requirement is a minimum of 40% at all the Department’s office locations.

The Department collates anonymised and aggregated occupancy statistics for some of its locations:

Belfast – Erskine House

Darlington – Feethams House

Edinburgh – Queen Elizabeth House

Leeds – 7-8 Wellington Place

London – 55 Whitehall & 3-8 Whitehall Place.

Additionally, the Department provides quarterly data to the Cabinet Office for its main London building, showing average building occupancy for each month in the quarter. This is published on GOV.UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23980
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Remote working Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk