Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 18049, on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, what the average percentage attendance rate of assigned Insolvency Service staff was at 3 Piccadilly Place in Manchester in the most recent working week for which figures are available, expressed as a percentage of assigned staff attending the workplace and in absolute terms.

For the period of Oct 5^th 2026 – Oct 9^th 2026, the average attendance for the 388 workers with Manchester assigned as their home office was 27%. This does not include allowances for working offsite, part time working and agreed leave. The Insolvency Service’s Manchester office has 146 desks, across the week the office was 71% full.