Within the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, Defence Minister's, and their private offices, including special advisers, are allocated the following areas:
Minister Private office Outer office Secretary of State for Defence 59 111 Minister of State for the Armed Forces 39 41 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Defence Equipment and Support 40 34 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans 40 55 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for International Defence and Security1 39 35 1 Minister for IDS is currently in temporary accommodation (25m2 private office, 19m2 outer office) and the above figures are the size of the permanent location, which will be available in the new year. Note: Approximate areas, based on examination of the electronic copy of the floor plans.
Defence Ministers’ personnel and private offices do not occupy space in any other Ministry of Defence building, either in London or elsewhere.