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 Sarah Owen (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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 Northern Ireland Office follows the cross Civil Service expectation that all staff spend at least 60% of their time at a Government building or on official business, such as visiting stakeholders, unless they have an agreed workplace adjustment or other exception. Following a search of our records, we have established that the information you requested is not held by the Northern Ireland Office. Deputy Directors monitor records of team office attendance and therefore data is not held centrally.

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