Context
Since July 2024, there have been significant numbers of working days lost due to civil service strikes. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that 36,000 working days were lost in the public administration and defence sector between July 2024 and August 2025.
Question
How many working days have been impacted by strikes in the civil service since July 2024. Now, even its staff have a strike mandate; they are refusing to attend work even for two days a week. What are the Government doing to enforce attendance levels at work? When does he think the ONS will find time to report on it?
Answer from Nick Thomas-Symonds, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Attendance levels are certainly important. However, the hon. Gentleman has got some chutzpah because under the previous Prime Minister—the UK lost more days due to strike action than France did. We will work in partnership with trade unions to avoid unnecessary disruption.
Not addressed: The government's specific measures on enforcing attendance and the timeline for ONS reporting were not addressed directly.
How: Criticising The Previous Government
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