HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS' BUILDING OUR FUTURE PLAN

That this House is concerned at HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) plan with the misnomer Building Our Future which will reduce its offices from 170 to 17; notes that these proposals are driven by the Department's need to end the costly Mapeley PFI estates contract; believes that a centralised, remote HMRC losing the expertise of experienced staff and specialist local knowledge will have a detrimental impact on its service to the public and a devastating impact on local economies; further believes that this plan would seriously compromise the ability of HMRC to close the tax gap; and calls on the Government to ensure that Building our Future is suspended until a comprehensive consultation process, involving all staff and stakeholders including the PCS union, has concluded and any plans have been subjected to parliamentary scrutiny.