Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision there is for his Department to sublet property covered by its Prime contract.

Under the PRIME Contract DWP has ability to sublet space that it no longer requires, however DWP always looks first at handing back any surplus space to our accommodation partner Telereal Trillium (TT) utilising the provisions of the Contract to vacate space and reduce running costs. If this is not possible a sublet can be agreed and TT act as our agents in agreeing and managing the sub-let on DWP’s behalf, for which they receive a management fee.