Question follow-through · 111670
Public Sector: Buildings
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) rationalise, (b) co-locate and (c) better utilise buildings across the wider public sector.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) rationalise, (b) co-locate and (c) better utilise buildings across the wider public sector.
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government Property Strategy is driving a shift towards a smaller, better, and greener public estate. Significant progress has been made in consolidating the public estate. By disposing of unneeded assets, the Government has generated over £2 billion ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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