Question follow-through · 2584
Government Departments: South West
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to relocate Government (a) departments and (b) agencies to the South West.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 30 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 6 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to relocate Government (a) departments and (b) agencies to the South West.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Sept 2024
Answer published
The government is committed to ensuring that the Civil Service workforce operates across the country, including in the South West, to improve policy making and outcomes for UK citizens.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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