Part of Women and Equality – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 22 March 2007.
Meg Munn
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Women and Equality)
10:30,
22 March 2007
Of course, the hon. Gentleman has raised that issue before with my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, who is here on the front bench now. The issue, as I understand it, is that there was no alternative to relocation. The building in which the current staff worked was being sold, so there was a need to look at other locations. There was a comprehensive consultation of staff to consider a range of issues that had to be addressed, and the hon. Gentleman's portrayal is not accurate or true, so he should reconsider his position.
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