Question follow-through · 71947

Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not

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Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Northern Ireland Office follows the cross Civil Service expectation that everyone spend at least 60% of their time at a Government building or on official business, such as visiting stakeholders, unless they have an agreed adjustment or exception. Dep...

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