Asked by: Louise Ellman (Independent - Liverpool, Riverside)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff are employed in the Defence Business Service at its office in Liverpool; what consultations have been carried out in relation to such people's future employment at that office; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
276 staff are employed by Defence Business Services in Liverpool. Walker House in Liverpool is included in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Estate Optimisation Strategy and there is a strategic plan to vacate this site in 2023. Civilian personnel will be expected to honour their mobility obligations if their post is being relocated. Where an individual's post is being relocated outside the scope of their personal mobility obligation, they will be managed in accordance with normal Departmental policy and processes. Formal Trades Union consultation will occur well in advance of any closure.