Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: East Kilbride
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed relocation of his Department's site at East Kilbride on the local community.
Answered by Catherine West
The FCDO is awaiting a decision from HM Treasury on the Business Case submitted for the FCDO moving its joint HQ in Scotland from East Kilbride to Glasgow. The FCDO has not made any specific assessment of the impact to the local community of a decision to move out of East Kilbride. We do, of course, recognise that many of our staff live in East Kilbride and surrounding communities. Our focus remains on supporting them as we transition to Glasgow. We have also committed to ensuring the local community have access to information on future FCDO recruitment opportunities and our outreach is focused on helping enhance knowledge and understanding of the Civil Service as a future career option.
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