Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Cabinet Office, Annual report and accounts 2025-26, HC 602, 14 September 2026, p.271, how many staff have been transferred from the local economic growth policy team of HM Treasury to No10 North.

Surge capability was provided to No10 North on a temporary basis from a range of government departments, including HM Treasury, and secondees from local government. A dedicated recruitment campaign for staff at No10 North will be launched in due course.