Question follow-through · 32644

Treasury: Buildings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 length bodies of their De

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Treasury
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
27 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 length bodies of their De

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    HM Treasury uses office space in multi-department buildings that are managed by the Government Property Agency, who provide a desk/place booking system for staff in each of our offices. Responsibility for any desk booking sits with each individual arm's l...

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