Written question asked by Lord Beecham (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Hanham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 November 2010.

Government Departments: Closures

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 25 October (WA 231) concerning the closure of Government Office North East, whether any estimates of the costs of closure, or any decisions as to which functions would be continued and by whom, were made prior to the decision to close the office.

Answer: I can confirm that while broad estimates of closure costs for the Government Office Network as a whole informed the Spending Review process, no detailed costs related to Government Office North East have yet been drawn up. Departments have been considering which functions need to continue in their Spending Review preparations, but no department has made a decision on continuing functions. Departments are finalising their plans post Spending Review and these will allow more detailed cost estimates and confirmation of continuing functions in due course.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3179; 721 c386WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Government Departments: Closures
Monday, 25 October 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Costs Closures Functions Government Office for the North East
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk