Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2018 to Question 182250 on Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld, what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum duration of any such extension to lease on the HMRC office in Cumbernauld is under the terms of that lease.

Under the terms of HMRC’s Private Finance Initiative contract, the Department has the flexibility to extend the lease on Cumbernauld, Accounts Office, beyond April 2021 for any period which suits its plans up to a maximum of 20 years.

In line with its location strategy, HMRC plans to seek an extension to the lease to allow it to remain in the property until the Glasgow Regional centre opens.