Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many new roles have been created in Leeds for his Department’s civil servants since December 2019.

Between December 2019 and February 2022, the number of roles based in our Leeds office increased from 44 to 78, a growth of 77%. The February 2022 figure includes roles which were already based in Leeds, existing roles which have relocated out of London since December 2019 and new roles which have been created since December 2019 and placed in Leeds. We do not hold a central and more detailed breakdown of the origin of each role in our offices.