Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason some Government buildings are lit internally outside of normal working hours.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) in the Cabinet Office manages government office buildings on behalf of occupying departments. This response is limited to the office estate that it manages.

There are many reasons why government buildings could be lit outside normal working hours. For example, cleaning, engineering, and security teams all carry out duties out of hours, alongside civil servants and ministers undertaking urgent tasks.. This work could not be done without internal lighting in government buildings.