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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when staff of his Department will be required to return to the office as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

My officials are working to safely reopen all of our estate so that staff who want to work from an office can do so. We have already welcomed back a small number of staff who asked to attend an office for wellbeing reasons or to undertake work that requires this, but none have been required to do so.