Urgent Question on closure of St Paul's Place (Sheffield): 29 January 2016
29 January 2016 (updated on 29 January 2016)
Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise, Anna Soubry, responded to an Urgent Question on the announcement that the Department of Business Innovation and Skills is to close its St Paul's centre site in Sheffield. The Question was asked by Louise Haigh, Labour MP for Sheffield, Heeley, in the House of Commons on Friday 29 January 2015.
Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Gordon Marsden, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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- Gov.uk news story: BIS to close Sheffield office (external website)
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