Cabinet Office

Michael Ellis Excerpts

Thursday 16th June 2022 Ministerial Corrections

[Felicity Buchan]

Many of my constituents are frustrated that, while there are delays in getting passports and driving licences renewed, many civil servants continue to work from home. Will the Minister update the House on his progress in getting civil servants back behind their desks?

[Michael Ellis]

Since the pandemic began, civil servants have been delivering the Government’s priorities both from the workplace and occasionally from home. I have written to all Secretaries of State outlining their abilities to ensure that Departments return to pre-pandemic occupancy levels, and my right hon. Friend the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency has done so, too.

[Official Report, 9 June 2022, Vol. 715, c. 937.]

Letter of correction from the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General:

An error has been identified in my response to my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan).

The correct response should have been:

[Michael Ellis]

Since the pandemic began, civil servants have been delivering the Government’s priorities both from the workplace and occasionally from home. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency has written to all Secretaries of State outlining their abilities to ensure that Departments return to pre-pandemic occupancy levels.