Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether civil servants in her Department who are assigned to London but permanently move to No10 North will lose their London weighting allowance; and whether they will be paid a relocation allowance.

Civil Servants who are permanently recruited to new departments move to the relevant terms and conditions of their new department. Number 10 North formally operates as part of the Cabinet Office and therefore any relevant pay and allowances for permanent positions recruited to in Number 10 North for staff moving from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) would be determined by Cabinet Office policies and practices rather than those applicable within MHCLG.

MHCLG does not pay a separate London weighting allowance. MHCLG does operate National and London pay bands, and has policies in place regarding the transfer to National pay bands from London pay bands upon a change in office location within the department. No relocation package is currently available in MHCLG at this point in time.

If there was a Machinery of Government change involving a formal transfer of staff and responsibilities under the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice (COSoP) the relevant terms and conditions would be considered in light of legislative practice.