Question follow-through · 9829
Scotland Office: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the sam
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 24 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the sam
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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24 Oct 2024
Answer published
For the 4-week period from 2 September 2024 to 27 September 2024, the Scotland Office’s London Office had an average of 17 staff attend per day and an average of 56% of desks occupied. Please note that part of this reporting period included recess when we...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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