The new Cabinet Office base in Glasgow will function as a second UK HQ for the Government department and will support the UK Government’s Queen Elizabeth House base in Edinburgh, which opened last year.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps also announced creating a second headquarters in Birmingham bringing an initial 650 jobs to Birmingham and Leeds by the end of 2025.
The measures are aiming to bring new jobs and investment to Scotland as part of the UK Government’s commitment to level up in every part of the United Kingdom.
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said the move will co-locate the engine room of the UK Government in Scotland .
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In an internal memo to staff, seen by Express.co.uk, the department said it would strengthen its commitment to Scotland.”
Officials added it was “particularly appropriate that we move” from Central London to other parts of the country.
A Cabinet Office spokeswoman said: “Decision-makers should be close to the people they serve and we want to see opportunity, jobs and investment fairly distributed across the country.
“That’s why we’ve committed to relocating Civil Service roles out of central London, building on the thousands of civil servants we already have working across the United Kingdom.”
The Government is set to “strengthen presence and commitment in Scotland” (Image: Getty)
UK trade
UK trade: January 2021
Total value of UK exports and imports of goods and services in current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
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Exports of goods, excluding non-monetary gold and other precious metals, fell by £5.3 billion (19.3%) in January 2021, because of a £5.6 billion (40.7%) fall in exports to the EU.
Imports of goods, excluding non-monetary gold and other precious metals, fell by £8.9 billion (21.6%) in January 2021, driven by a £6.6 billion (28.8%) fall in imports from the EU.
Falling imports of goods, excluding non-monetary gold and other precious metals, were largely seen in machinery and transport equipment, and chemicals from the EU in January 2021, particularly in imports of cars and medicinal and pharmaceutical products.
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