Johnny Mercer
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(5 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
The voice of Plymouth, Moor View, extremely briefly—Johnny Mercer.
Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View) (Con)
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Oliver Dowden)
The hubs programme saves money and creates a better place to work by bringing together Government activity on to single sites. We make extensive use of shared spaces, smarter working and workplace design. This encourages productivity as well as reducing vacant space. Indeed, in total, the programme is saving £2.5 billion over 20 years.
Johnny Mercer
The Minister knows what a capable and deeply talented Minister he is, and there are plenty of people like him in Plymouth, Moor View. Does he agree that Plymouth would be an ideal place for one of these Government hubs?
Oliver Dowden
Flattery will get my hon. Friend everywhere, and may I repay it by saying that I know what a powerful advocate he is for the city of Plymouth? He once again makes his case exceptionally well. While further hub locations cannot be confirmed until commercial negotiations have concluded and Departments have informed staff, future locations are under active consideration.