Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) headcount and (b) full time equivalent number of civil servants located outside of London was under the Places for Growth programme in the most recent period for which figures are available; and in which locations those civil servants worked.

For the most recent period for which figures are publicly available (Civil Service Statistics, March 2023):

• Headcount number of Civil Servants based outside of London was 409,820

• Full-time equivalent number of Civil Servants based outside of London was 381,720.

As of December 2023, 18,283 government roles were relocated from London to the regions and nations across the UK under the Places for Growth Programme (PfG). The locations that received the most role relocations as of December 2023 were Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield.