HMRC Estate Transformation Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

HMRC Estate Transformation

Nigel Huddleston Excerpts
Tuesday 29th January 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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I do not think that we are requiring all the employees at that location to travel in excess of an hour to fit in with the new arrangements. In my statement, I set out at length the various measures—I will not repeat them now—that we have taken to make sure that HMRC does the right thing.

Nigel Huddleston Portrait Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
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How can we ensure that niche skills and the expertise of key HMRC staff are retained in this move to regional hubs?

Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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My hon. Friend asks a very good question that goes right to the heart of why we are making these changes. If we are to build teams of highly skilled individuals, we need the right locations in which to house them; that will lend itself to the hubs that we are rolling out, which are in locations with good housing, good education, good access to a talent pool, good transport facilities and so on.