Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 16029, on Darlington Economic Campus: Remote Working, how many staff in her Department are assigned to Darlington Feethams House; and what is the expectation of the percentage rate of office attendance for staff at that office.

There are currently 9 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport staff assigned to Feethams House, with a further 36 in the process of transferring into DCMS as a result of the recent Machinery of Government change. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has an attendance requirement of 60%. This is applied across all of the Department’s offices regardless of location.