Context
The east midlands has the lowest concentration of civil servants in the UK, with Derby being particularly underrepresented. Pauline Latham is campaigning to bring Great British Railways headquarters to Derby.
Question
Whether he is taking steps to move parts of the public sector workforce to Derby. The east midlands has the lowest concentration of civil servants of any UK region, and Derby is right at the bottom. I have been campaigning to bring the headquarters of Great British Railways to Derby, which would help to solve this problem and would connect this country's private and public sector rail industries. Does she agree that having the headquarters of Great British Railways in Derby would support the Government's ambition to level up the country?
Answer from Heather Wheeler
The national headquarters of Great British Railways will be outside London, demonstrating our commitment to levelling up. A shortlist of six exceptional applications, including Derby, will compete to be chosen. A public vote will run until 15 August for people across Great Britain to make their voice heard.
Not addressed: The specific steps being taken to move parts of the public sector workforce to Derby were not addressed directly.
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