Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many security passes into his Department are issued to people (a) not directly employed by and (b) who are not civil servants who work in his Department.

HM Treasury is located in the Government Offices Great George Street (GOGGS) building with five other Government departments. While each department has its own pass, all the passes give access to all departmental areas within the building. The number of security passes issued is subject to frequent change due to staff turnover. The numbers mentioned below are correct for 13 February 2017.

(a) The number of security passes for the GOGGS building that are issued to people not directly employed by HM Treasury is 5971;

(b) The number of security passes for the GOGGS building that are issued to people who are not civil servants who work in the GOGGS complex is 343.