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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1678991/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Finalised costs for the Deputy Prime Minister\u2019s visit to the United States from 19 to 23 September are currently pending confirmation. This entry will be updated when available.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication of transparency data on ministerial overseas travel for the period July to September 2023 on 14 December 2023, for what reason the (a) cost for the RAF flight and (b) the total cost for the Deputy Prime Minister's visit to the United States from 19 to 23 September 2023 were not included.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1536", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emily Thornberry"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679061/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Civil service employment on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis since 1997 is shown in Table 1 below.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Table 1: Civil Service employment on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis since 1997 (thousands)<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Reference point<\/p><\/td><td><p>Headcount<\/p><\/td><td><p>Full-time Equivalent (FTE)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-97<\/p><\/td><td><p>496 [1]<\/p><\/td><td><p>495<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-98<\/p><\/td><td><p>484 [1]<\/p><\/td><td><p>481<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-99<\/p><\/td><td><p>497<\/p><\/td><td><p>475<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-00<\/p><\/td><td><p>509<\/p><\/td><td><p>485<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-01<\/p><\/td><td><p>519<\/p><\/td><td><p>494<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-02<\/p><\/td><td><p>529<\/p><\/td><td><p>502<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-03<\/p><\/td><td><p>552<\/p><\/td><td><p>521<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-04<\/p><\/td><td><p>565<\/p><\/td><td><p>534<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-05<\/p><\/td><td><p>558<\/p><\/td><td><p>525<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-06<\/p><\/td><td><p>555<\/p><\/td><td><p>521<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-07<\/p><\/td><td><p>538<\/p><\/td><td><p>504<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-08<\/p><\/td><td><p>518<\/p><\/td><td><p>485<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-09<\/p><\/td><td><p>519<\/p><\/td><td><p>485<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-10<\/p><\/td><td><p>522<\/p><\/td><td><p>487<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>508<\/p><\/td><td><p>465<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>459<\/p><\/td><td><p>424<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>443<\/p><\/td><td><p>409<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>435<\/p><\/td><td><p>401<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>434<\/p><\/td><td><p>400<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>419<\/p><\/td><td><p>387<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>419<\/p><\/td><td><p>389<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>430<\/p><\/td><td><p>399<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>446<\/p><\/td><td><p>414<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>456<\/p><\/td><td><p>423<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>505<\/p><\/td><td><p>468<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>512<\/p><\/td><td><p>480<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>521<\/p><\/td><td><p>489<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sep-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>529<\/p><\/td><td><p>496<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Sources:<\/p><p>1997-1998 Civil Service Statistics, Cabinet Office. <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics<\/a><\/p><p>1999-2023 Public Sector Employment Statistics, ONS<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Notes:<\/p><p>1. All data refer to total Civil Service employment for both permanent and temporary/casual employees, except for 1997 and 1998 headcount numbers. The figures for 1997 and 1998 do not include temporary/casual employees in the headcount totals as they are not available.<\/p><p>2. ONS Public Sector Employment Statistics is the preferred headline measure for Civil Service employment since 1999. Civil Service Statistics, published annually by the Cabinet Office, provides more detailed demographic information for the Civil Service workforce, and prior to 1999, also provides the preferred headline measure for Civil Service employment.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) total and (b) full-time equivalent head count was of the civil service in each year since 1997.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679062", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679062/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Cabinet Office does not hold actual outturn salary cost information for all Civil Service departments and organisations since 1997.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>However, estimated nominal Civil Service salary costs have previously been calculated for the years 2010 to 2023. These are provided in Table 1 below.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Table 1<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Estimated nominal salary cost (£ billions)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>12.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>12.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>11.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>11.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>11.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>11.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>11.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>11.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>12.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>13.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>14.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>15.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>16.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2023<\/p><\/td><td><p>17.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Source: Civil Service Statistics<\/p><p>Figures are based on Civil Service salaries as at 31st March in each year, and have been adjusted for missing values. They have not been adjusted for inflation (i.e. they are nominal values).<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "John Glen"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-12-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Civil Servants: Pay"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of civil service salaries in each year since 1997.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Priti Patel"}
      ], "uin" : "7557"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679063", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679063/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Civil Service employment on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis by government departments and their executive agencies and Crown NDPBs has been published on a quarterly basis since 2005 by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of Public Sector Employment Statistics. The ONS statistics are our preferred headline measure for overall Civil Service and departmental employment. Departmental information back to 2005 can be accessed from the following ONS releases:<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>2011 to 2023<\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable<\/a><\/p><p>2010<\/p><p><a href=\"https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100910182617mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls\" target=\"_blank\">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20100910182617mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls<\/a><\/p><p>2009<\/p><p><a href=\"https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090904133714mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls\" target=\"_blank\">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090904133714mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls<\/a><\/p><p>2008<\/p><p><a href=\"https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20080620171700mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls\" target=\"_blank\">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20080620171700mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls<\/a><\/p><p>2007<\/p><p><a href=\"https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070705132738mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls\" target=\"_blank\">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070705132738mp_/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/Table6AllDepts.xls<\/a><\/p><p>2006<\/p><p><a href=\"https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070202114523/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pse0906.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20070202114523/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/pse0906.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>2005<\/p><p><a href=\"https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090104164723mp_/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/xls/statistics/qpses/pses_q1_2005_revised_jan06.xls\" target=\"_blank\">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20090104164723mp_/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/xls/statistics/qpses/pses_q1_2005_revised_jan06.xls<\/a><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Information on Civil Service employment, on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis by government department and their executive agencies and Crown NDPBs, is also available and published annually by Cabinet Office as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be accessed from the webpages below:<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>2006 to 2023 <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics<\/a><\/p><p>1970 to 2005 <a href=\"https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20110422215349/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/stats-archive/archived-reports.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20110422215349/http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/stats-archive/archived-reports.aspx<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were employed in each (a) Government department and (b) other public sector bodies by (i) head count and (ii) full time equivalent in each year since 1997.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679064", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679064/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>To date the Public Bodies Reform Programme 2020 to 2025 and wider Public Bodies Team has provided value for money for the taxpayer through:<\/p><ul><li><p>conducting a prototype of corporate service benchmarking across 90 arm\u2019s length bodies (ALBs), uncovering spend discrepancies and identifying scope for savings if ALB spending is brought in-line with the median spend;<\/p><\/li><li><p>the Public Bodies Review Programme, which commits departments to review 125 ALBs, covering 90% of ALB expenditure. Departments are expected to identify 5% operating expenditure savings in each full-scale review. So far, 60% of the 125 planned reviews have been initiated and £35 million in efficiency savings identified;<\/p><\/li><li><p>tightening approval processes for new ALBs, diverting almost 70% of proposed ALBs to less expensive delivery options;<\/p><\/li><li><p>publishing codes of practice for ALBs to improve financial oversight and risk management between department and ALBs; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>introducing quarterly non-executive (NED) board member inductions.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>The Public Bodies Reform Programme runs until 31 March 2025. The Government will take a decision about the priorities for future public bodies reform in due course.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-12-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Bodies"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the public bodies reform programme 2020 to 2025; and if he will make an estimate of the impact of that reform programme on costs to the public purse (i) so far and (ii) in each of the next three financial years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Priti Patel"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679066", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679066/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government Property Strategy, published August 2022, commits to a smaller, better, greener estate, disposing of surplus, under-utilised and poor quality property to enable efficiency savings and bring in capital receipts. The full report can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-property-strategy-2022-2030\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-property-strategy-2022-2030<\/a><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Full information on the spend for each site and the functions performed as well as property and land leases across the Government is held by individual departments and is not centrally held. The answer would therefore incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office. Additionally, disclosing information on rent and leases is often deemed commercially sensitive and may undermine businesses' trust in us as a commercial partner.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Information on the total land value of Government owned land, buildings and other property is published on gov.uk as part of the State of the Estate 2021-2022 (SofTE) report, Section 1.1, found here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6436b48e877741000c68d867/State-of-The-Estate-21-22-Accessible.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6436b48e877741000c68d867/State-of-The-Estate-21-22-Accessible.pdf<\/a><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>From the SofTE report, Section 1.1, the Central government estate was valued at £188.2bn. The total value of (a) land was £4.7bn with (b) buildings and (c) other property being a combined £183.5bn between 2020-21.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4613", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Burghart"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-12-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) buildings, (b) other properties and (c) land leased by the Government have leases that are due to expire in each of the next ten years; how much the Government pays for each site each year; and what functions are performed on each site.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Priti Patel"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679067", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679067/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government Property Strategy, published August 2022, commits to a smaller, better, greener estate, disposing of surplus, under-utilised and poor quality property to enable efficiency savings and bring in capital receipts. The full report can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-property-strategy-2022-2030\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-property-strategy-2022-2030<\/a><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Full information on the spend for each site and the functions performed as well as property and land leases across the Government is held by individual departments and is not centrally held. The answer would therefore incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office. Additionally, disclosing information on rent and leases is often deemed commercially sensitive and may undermine businesses' trust in us as a commercial partner.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Information on the total land value of Government owned land, buildings and other property is published on gov.uk as part of the State of the Estate 2021-2022 (SofTE) report, Section 1.1, found here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6436b48e877741000c68d867/State-of-The-Estate-21-22-Accessible.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6436b48e877741000c68d867/State-of-The-Estate-21-22-Accessible.pdf<\/a><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>From the SofTE report, Section 1.1, the Central government estate was valued at £188.2bn. The total value of (a) land was £4.7bn with (b) buildings and (c) other property being a combined £183.5bn between 2020-21.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the total value of (a) land, (b) buildings and (c) other property owned by the Government.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4066", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Priti Patel"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679069", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679069/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The requested information is not centrally held by the Cabinet Office and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Department. Estates operations, performance and finances are for the operating department to manage themselves.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>The Government Property Strategy, published August 2022, commits to a smaller, better, greener estate, disposing of surplus, under-utilised and poor quality property to enable efficiency savings and bring in capital receipts. The full report can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-property-strategy-2022-2030\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-property-strategy-2022-2030<\/a><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Managing Public Money sets out protocols for the disposal and transfer of surplus property and land assets at Annex A4.15, which can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-public-money<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>Departments can upload data on properties or land that are no longer required for operational purposes on the Government Property Finder (<a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property<\/a>) and / or Register of Surplus Land (<a href=\"https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/28c593bf-85fa-4676-a47b-45189d396ed9/land-register-of-surplus-land\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/28c593bf-85fa-4676-a47b-45189d396ed9/land-register-of-surplus-land<\/a>).<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) buildings, (b) land and (c) other property held by the Government are no longer required for operational purposes; and whether his Department is taking steps to (i) dispose and (ii) repurpose each site.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "John Glen"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1541", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith"}
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