Question follow-through · 63279

Cabinet Office: Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to have further phases of civil service relocation; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of relocating civil servants to (a) Preston and (b) other host citie

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
27 Jun 2025
Target answer date
1 Jul 2025
Answer
7 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to have further phases of civil service relocation; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of relocating civil servants to (a) Preston and (b) other host citie

  2. 1 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The next phase of Places for Growth will move thousands more roles out of London to bring the Civil Service closer to the communities it serves. Preston will continue to have a thriving Civil Service community as part of the North West Digital and Cyber S...

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