Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of (a) the cost, (b) expected savings and (c) changes to overall civil service staff numbers of plans to move staff from locations in Whitehall to 10 South Colonnade.

Relocating to the East London Hub will enable us to reduce the number of leases required on central London property, delivering anticipated net savings of over £20million per annum.

It is vitally important that we make a country that works for everyone and it is right that the government supports growth strategies across the country. This hub is just one step towards achieving this vision. We are supporting Departments in moving to smarter working, creating multi-Department Hubs outside central London and across the UK.

Any proposed relocation is done based on the operational needs of individual departments and each individual Department is responsible for determining its workforce needs.