Government Departments: Location

(asked on 9th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what environmental factors the (a) Government Property Agency and (b) his Department have considered in assessing the suitability of locations for Government hubs.


Answered by
Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait
Jacob Rees-Mogg
This question was answered on 16th March 2022

A location’s potential to be a Government Hub is assessed against the following: Climate Resilience, Climate Adaptation, Flood Risk, Biodiversity and Sustainability.

The GPA adheres to the Government Buying Standards, which sets minimum acceptable Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) ratings, which are applied across the Government Hubs programme. These are summarised as:

  • BREEAM New Construction 2018 at 70% or Excellent rating, or

  • BREEAM Non-Domestic Refurbishment and Fit-Out 2014 at 55% or Very Good rating.

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