Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff in her Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions her Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

For the latest period published, May 2025, the occupancy of the Department’s Headquarters (as against available capacity) ranged between 71% to 78%. The Department’s expectation on Office Attendance is consistent with the general approach across the Civil Service i.e. that individuals will attend an office 60% of the time over the long term. If an individual employee does not meet the agreed expectation for Office Attendance it will be dealt with via existing management processes and, ultimately, with disciplinary action should there be a sustained failure to comply.