Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 16029, on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, how many HMT departmental staff are assigned to work at the Darlington Economic Campus, how many desks are assigned to that office for those staff, and whether the expected office attendance rate is 60% or a lower figure.

362 active staff, as of March 2026, are assigned to work at the Darlington Economic Campus. The campus operates a shared workspace model and HM Treasury's apportioned allocation is 105 desks and 133 workspaces.

HM Treasury's office attendance policy applies across all office locations. Employees are expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in their contractual workplace, unless alternative arrangements have been agreed through workplace adjustments