Question follow-through · 32646

Ministry of Defence: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Advance desk reservations are encouraged to secure appropriate workspace within Ministry of Defence (MOD) Main Building. Desk booking services for the wider MOD including arm’s length bodies are not centrally held and would come at disproportionate cost t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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