Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on employers' attitudes towards flexible working.

During the pandemic, up to 47% of the workforce have worked from home. While this is not the only form of flexible working, we hope this will have a positive impact on attitudes towards greater flexibility in when and where work is done. We will build on this as we look to make flexible working the default.