Question follow-through · 20909
Places for Growth Programme: Cheltenham
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of relocating civil service offices to Cheltenham via the Places for Growth Scheme.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 17 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 27 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of relocating civil service offices to Cheltenham via the Places for Growth Scheme.
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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27 Dec 2024
Answer published
We are working with departments on their future workforce and location plans as part of the upcoming Spending Review.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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