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Ian Swales

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Wednesday 18th June 2014

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. I call Ian Swales.

Ian Swales Portrait Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD)
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Q9. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Last year, a Cabinet Office Minister said:“Relocation of staff out of expensive London offices to other regions continues to be high on the agenda…to deliver the savings needed.”—[Official Report, 25 March 2013; Vol. 560, c. 964W.]Will the Prime Minister look into moving some of those jobs to Redcar and Cleveland, where we have low-cost offices, affordable housing, school places, people who are ready to work, and a great lifestyle?

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