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Written question asked by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Jim McMahon (Labour) on Friday, 18 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2026 to Question 14979 on MHCLG: Darlington, if she will provide equivalent figures, expressed as percentage of assigned staff attending the workplace, for each other regional office in the most recent working week for which figures are available.

Answer

We have provided, for each office location, as at the week commencing 24 August 2026:

  • the average office attendance of employees assigned to each office during the week commencing 24 August 2026; and
  • the proportion of employees assigned to that office who attended an MHCLG office during the same week.

The attendance figures are not restricted to attendance at an employee's contractual office location. Both the average attendance and proportion attending measures include visits to any MHCLG office.

We would also note that the proportion attending measure does not take account of employees who were absent for legitimate reasons during the period, such as annual leave.

Employees are expected to meet their office attendance requirements over the course of a quarter, rather than in any single week.

Office Locations

Average Presence WC 24/08/2026

Proportion of employees Attending WC 24/08/2026

Feethams House - Darlington

24%

46%

Piccadilly Gate - Manchester

29%

55%

Marsham St - London

37%

60%

i9 - Wolverhampton

24%

47%

23 Stephenson Street - Birmingham

22%

48%

Erskine House - Belfast

28%

58%

Eastbrook - Cambridge

34%

40%

Loxley House - Nottingham

30%

46%

Mann Island - Liverpool

32%

49%

Priory Square - Hastings

53%

67%

Queen Elizabeth House - Edinburgh

32%

63%

Renaissance House - Warrington

12%

30%

Rosebery Court - Norwich

33%

59%

Seaton Court - Plymouth

44%

61%

Temple Quay House - Bristol

31%

51%

The Forum - Hemel Hempstead

35%

67%

Wellington Place - Leeds

27%

54%

William Morgan House - Cardiff

32%

53%


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20123
Session
2026-27
Related items
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Staff Remote working Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Darlington
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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