Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available for staff to work in that individual office.

The total number of people by full-time equivalent hours (FTE) at 30 September 2024 is 159.96, which is 165 headcount; 86 members of staff are based in the Belfast office and 79 are based in the London office.

There are 121 bookable desks available in total across both offices. There are 59 desks in the London open plan area and 62 desks in Belfast open plan area available for booking. This figure does not cover Ministerial Offices or other business areas not covered by the booking system.