Question follow-through · 9825
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2024 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2024
Answer published
The number of civil servants assigned to the Department’s office locations, and how many desks are available in each office location, are shown below:LocationHeadcount Desks10 Victoria Street, London183105100 Parliament Street, London56456622 Whitehall, L...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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