Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish in full the business case and any documents relating to the financial evaluation of the decision to close St John's House HMRC office in Bootle.

The business case for HMRC’s estates transformation covers the Locations Programme as a whole rather than individual offices, and is not specifically focused on its decision to close St John’s House, Bootle.

HMRC’s Programme Business Case for the ten-year period to 2025-26 has been reviewed by the Major Projects Review Group and was approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in July 2017.

HMRC’s location strategy will result in savings of around £300 million up to 2025. The Programme will also deliver annual cash savings (compared to 2015-16 costs) of around £90 million from 2028, while delivering workspaces necessary for HMRC’s transformation and resulting in increased collaboration and greater flexibility.