Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to encourage civil service staff to return to office working.

Departments are responsible for making corporate decisions regarding the working arrangements of their staff and a return to greater workplace-working.

The Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency wrote to departments, in 2022, to underline the importance of workplace attendance and clear guidance for staff in this regard - progress continues to be closely monitored. Departments will have in place local arrangements in response to this; information is not collected centrally on methods to encourage staff to return to workplaces.

Data on Civil Service headquarters occupancy is published weekly on GOV.UK and split out by individual departments. This data can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data