{"value":{"id":1461633,"askingMemberId":4653,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2022-05-10T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2022-05-17T00:00:00","uin":"432","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total number of operational desks is in each of his Department’s offices in England as of 10 May 2022.","answeringBodyId":60,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Education","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4530,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2022-05-17T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The department operates from 12 locations, spread across the country. The total number of operational desks is 4,525.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Site</p></td><td><p>Desks (as at 6 May 2022)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1,425*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>1,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Darlington</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>4,525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Desk capacity for London has since been reduced to 1,100, which reflects the capacity at the site for department staff once planned tenants occupy the building.</p><p>There are 8,009 full time equivalent (FTE) employed by the department. This includes a number of remote workers who regularly attend other ‘work settings’ as part of their role, for example schools, colleges and learning providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Site</p></td><td><p>FTE (as at 6 May 2022)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield</p></td><td><p>1,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry</p></td><td><p>1,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Darlington</p></td><td><p>768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>1,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>8,009</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The department has introduced a policy of hybrid working to capture the benefits of both remote working and office attendance.</p><p>Since January 2022, attendance numbers have steadily increased, as staff have settled into hybrid working patterns. The vast majority of staff are now regularly attending their designated office.</p><p>The current average daily occupancy, across all 12 offices, is circa 60 to 70%. This is similar to pre-pandemic occupancy levels.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Department for Education: Furniture","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1461633","method":"GET"}]}