Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of moving responsibility for the Land Registry to the Department for Communities and Local Government.

The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2016 that it would reform the Land Registry in the public sector. The Government continually reviews all arm’s length bodies and partner organisations to make sure that public services operate efficiently and effectively for customers and the taxpayer.