§ Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bayasked Her Majesty's Government:
With regard to paragraph 1.7 of the interim report by Sir Michael Lyons’ Independent Review of Public Sector Relocation, which department has recently had its rental cost reviewed to £53 per square foot; at what address; in respect of how much space; and for how much longer it is committed to that lease. [HL4599]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeySir Michael Lyons’s review is being conducted independently of the Treasury and the review's working papers are not available to Treasury Ministers. Information gathered by the review team relating to departments’ rental costs is covered by Exemption 7 (b) (Effective management and operations of the public service) and Exemption 13 (Third party's commercial confidences) of theCode of Practice on Access to Government Information.
§ Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bayasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which of the Departments listed in table 1 of the interim report by Sir Michael Lyons’ Independent Review of Public Sector Relocation have signed long-term outsourcing agreements in respect of the bulk of their occupational office space. [HL4601]
Lord Mclntosh of HaringeyThe Department of Work and Pensions, Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise.