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No 10 North: Travel

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 25282

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the additional carbon emissions arising from regular travel between London and Manchester by ministers and civil servants working from No.10 North.

Answered by Cabinet Office

No10 North is central to the Prime Minister’s commitment to get good growth in every postcode, drive devolution, and bring Government closer to the communities it serves. Mayors, employers, councils, and public services, will work in equal partnership with central government so that decisions about this country’s economic future are no longer only taken in Westminster. The cost of establishing No 10 North is covered by existing departmental budgets. Staffing costs are regularly published as part of the Cabinet Office’s Organogram, available on gov.uk. The Prime Minister splits his time between Downing Street and No10 North as part of his commitment to making government work for every part of the country. Further details were made available on the Government's Machinery of Government changes, including the establishment of No10 North, in the First Secretary of State's Statement on the 02 September, Official Report, Column 173-196.

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