Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the numbers of full-time civil servants, and (2) the percentages of the overall numbers of civil servants, who work from home on (a) Mondays, (b) Tuesdays, (c) Wednesdays, (d) Thursdays, and (e) Fridays.

According to Civil Service statistics as at 31 March 2022, of 510,080 civil servants, 408,110 work full time. However the data on civil servants’ working patterns, including those working at home is not routinely captured or reported on by the Cabinet Office.

Decisions on flexible working requests are made locally by departments, based on their business needs and delivery requirements. As departments are individual employers they set out their employees’ terms and conditions, including any flexible working policies.