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Written question asked by Matt Vickers (Conservative) on Friday, 13 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 June 2025. It was answered by Georgia Gould (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Places for Growth Programme

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on the Places for Growth programme.

Answer

On 14 May, the Government announced it will be:

  • Strengthening its presence in 13 cross Government locations across the UK.

  • Ensuring that 50% of UK-based SCS are located outside of London by 2030.

  • Strengthening the talent pipeline by launching a new apprenticeship programme, setting an ambition for 50% of Fast Stream roles to be based outside London by 2030, and committing to develop and launch a local government interchange programme in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA).

  • Reducing the number of Civil Service buildings in London, closing 11 buildings by 2030 to deliver £94m in savings per year.

  • Launching two new thematic campuses, an Energy Campus in Aberdeen and a Digital & AI Innovation Campus in Manchester.

In June, the Government announced that PfG’s existing thematic campuses in Darlington, Sheffield and Leeds will be leading a new approach to bring together policy makers with those on the frontline to support mission delivery.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59801
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Places for growth programme
Link
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