Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to move civil servant jobs in (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies and government agencies associated with his Department to York.

As part of Budget 2020, the Government committed to relocating 22,000 Civil Service roles from Greater London to locations across the UK, including York, with the Places for Growth Portfolio delivering on this commitment.

The Ministry of Justice are currently developing plans on how best to support the Government’s commitment, taking into account a range of factors including our operating models, workforce and location analysis. We are a nationally dispersed department with a national service profile, including our non-departmental public bodies and government agencies. Our intention is to maximise the use of our current estate to grow our presence in all regions, to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of the Civil Service.