Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Monday, 4 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 March 2002. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Thursday, 14 March 2002 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what his policy is on the payment of relocation expenses to staff in his Department.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his policy is on the payment of relocation expenses to staff in his Department. [41018] Mr. Leslie: Cabinet Office policy is to reimburse approved costs that are necessarily and unavoidably incurred as a result of relocation. Levels of reimbursement are agreed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the availability of funding in the management unit to which an individual is attached.

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