Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what central government agencies are based in Merseyside.

Based on data published in Public Bodies Directory in December 2015, agencies with a principal office in Merseyside are:

a) Executive Agency: Crown Commercial Service, in Liverpool.

b) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs): Charity Commission for England and Wales, Health and Safety Executive, both in Bootle; Disclosure and Barring Service and National Museums Liverpool, in Liverpool.

In addition, the Government Property Unit’s Electronic Property Information Mapping Service, published on data.gov.uk, shows the following public bodies have a presence in the North West of England as of June 2016:

Arts Council England

Big Lottery Fund

British Council

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Education Funding Agency

Environment Agency

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Forestry Commission

Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service

High Speed 2

Historic England

HM Land Registry

HM Revenue and Customs

Homes and Communities Agency

Imperial War Museum

Information Commissioners Office

Insolvency Service

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

National Heritage Memorial Fund

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

National Offender Management Service

Natural England

Natural Environment Research Council

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Office for National Statistics

Ordnance Survey

Public Health England

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Science Museum Group

The Met Office

Valuation Office Agency