Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Buildings

(asked on 20th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, further to the Cabinet Office publication, Monthly Average HQ Building Occupancy (Quarter 2: July to September 2025), published on 1 December 2025, what were the numeric figures for the (a) Monthly total number of employees in the HQ building and (b) monthly capacity of the HQ building in each of those months for 22 Whitehall.


Answered by
Ian Murray Portrait
Ian Murray
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 28th January 2026

The numeric figures for July to September 2025 are:

Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025
(a) Monthly total number of employees in the HQ building9953940311,302
(b) Monthly capacity of the HQ building in each of those months for 22 Whitehall997589259350

The figures include the adjoining building 26 Whitehall, which was gradually opened and occupied in phases across July, August and September. From October onwards, capacity figures include 26 Whitehall. Monthly totals also include colleagues using meeting rooms and other shared building facilities, which are not included in capacity figures.

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