Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury of 7 March 2018, Official Report, column 428, what proportion of HMRC staff based in Sidlaw House, Dundee, his Department estimates will be able to (a) transfer to an HMRC Regional Centre or (b) complete their career in that location.

HMRC modelling suggests that 22% of those currently located in Sidlaw House are within Reasonable Daily Travel of the new Regional Centre. HMRC modelling has focused on employee transfer rather than identifying those who will see out their career in Sidlaw House.

HMRC wants to retain the skills, knowledge and experience of all the people affected and, where possible, it we will do everything it can to avoid exits or redundancies. HMRC will continue to offer practical support for people who want to remain in the Civil Service, as well as for those who may choose to leave. HMRC have agreed with the Scottish Government that it will work closely on known recruitment plans that they have in Dundee. This will ramp up over the next few years and HMRC will work together to help HMRC employees in Dundee to secure roles with the Scottish Government.