Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 18049 on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, what the average percentage attendance rate of assigned TF staff was at Piccadilly Gate in Manchester in the most recent working week for which figures are available, expressed as a percentage of assigned staff attending the workplace and in absolute terms.

For the week commencing 5 October 2026, Transport Focus’s estimate for staff attending Piccadilly Gate, Manchester (as a percentage of those contractually allocated there this week, based on number of staff attending over full working week) is 34%. The estimate for the absolute attendance over that week is 54.

The attendance is an estimate provided by Transport Focus and is subject to limitations in the available data. The number of staff contractually allocated to Piccadilly Gate, Manchester is derived from headcount and has not been adjusted for part-time contracts or approved flexible working arrangements. Recorded attendance is by desk booking. Some staff attending meetings at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester, may not have booked desks. Some staff contractually allocated to Piccadilly Gate, Manchester, may have been attending meetings elsewhere, working from other Transport Focus locations, on approved leave, or absent due to illness.