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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s l

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there are any requirements for civil servants to book a desk in advance in order to attend the office in person in each of (a) their Department's office workplaces and (b) the arm’s l

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Civil servants who work in the Department’s office locations are asked to book a space to work from the office. In 12 buildings this is a booking for a specific desk, and in 3 buildings it is for an unspecified working space on a particular floor within t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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