Government Departments: Buildings
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to (a) consolidate and (b) relocate departmental property estates outside of London.
Answered by Georgia Gould
On 14 May, the Government announced it will:
strengthen its presence in 13 cross Government locations across the UK;
ensure that 50% of UK-based SCS are located outside of London by 2030;
strengthen the talent pipeline by launching a new apprenticeship programme, setting an ambition for 50% of Fast Stream roles to be based outside London by 2030, and committing to develop and launch a local government interchange programme in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA);
reduce the number of Civil Service buildings in London, closing 11 buildings by 2030 to deliver £94m in savings per year; and
launch two new thematic campuses: an Energy Campus in Aberdeen; and a Digital & AI Innovation Campus in Manchester.
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