Question follow-through · 53721

Civil Servants: Scotland

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Thousands of Civil Service roles moved out of London in latest reform to the state, published on 14 May 2025, what assessment his Department has made of

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
27 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Thousands of Civil Service roles moved out of London in latest reform to the state, published on 14 May 2025, what assessment his Department has made of

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 May 2025

    Answer published

    Places for Growth published a formative evaluation report in October 2024, which outlined that the programme is on track to deliver an estimated £729m in local economic benefits to cross Government locations between 2024 and 2030. Further details on the p...

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