Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 9069 on Department for Education: Ministers' Private Offices, if she will publish the invoice for the new chairs.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Due to commercial sensitivity, it is against departmental policy to publish invoices.
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of her Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The table below uses September’s HR workforce data, and includes all staff.
Site Name | Location | Capacity (desk only) | September HR Staff Data |
3 Glass Wharf (Bristol) | Bristol | 122 | 351 |
Eastbrook House (Cambridge) | Cambridge | 40 | 49 |
Cheylesmore House (Coventry) | Coventry | 694 | 1089 |
Trafalgar House (Croydon) | Croydon | 40 | 53 |
Bishopsgate House (Darlington) | Darlington | 323 | 674 |
7/8 Wellington Place (Leeds) | Leeds | 48 | 130 |
Sanctuary Buildings (London) | London - Sanctuary Buildings | 940 | 2080 |
Piccadilly Gate (Manchester) | Manchester | 480 | 1136 |
Newcastle Civic Centre (Newcastle) | Newcastle | 51 | 142 |
Unity Square (Nottingham) | Nottingham | 120 | 365 |
St Paul's Place (Sheffield) | Sheffield | 767 | 1447 |
Clarendon Road (Watford) | Watford | 24 | 44 |
Total | 14 | 3649 | 7560 |
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 9068 on Department for Education: Buildings, how many civil servants are assigned to work in her Department's headquarters in London; and how many individual desks are available in that office.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
I refer the hon. Member for Bridgewater to the answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 9067.
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 9068 on Department for Education: Buildings, how many individual desks were occupied in her Department’s headquarters office in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Heads of department have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Office occupancy data for the period July to September has been published, with further publications to happen on a quarterly basis. The data is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data.
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in her Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was spent.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Since the dissolution of the last Parliament, the only purchase relating to Ministerial furniture was at a cost of £1,627.50. This spend incorporates:
• Low back, full upholstered meeting chair – Quantity 3.
There have been some modifications to the offices to facilitate additional flexibility in set up and use of the Ministerial rooms. This has been at a cost of £12,886.71. This spend incorporates:
• Relocation of floor boxes including raising access floor.
• Supply and install of cabling, sockets, data plates and residual current devices.
• Standard Liability cover.
• Labour.
• Out of hours working.
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of her Department's offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the same period.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Heads of department have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Office occupancy data for the period July to September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data.
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on expanding the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department is continuing to hold Spending Review discussions regarding future funding for children’s social care with colleagues across government.
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there will be cuts to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in the next Budget.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department is continuing to hold Spending Review discussions regarding future funding for children’s social care with colleagues across government.