As an amendment to motion S5M-10379 in the name of Adam Tomkins (New HMRC Regional Centre in Glasgow's Atlantic Square), leave out from “welcomes” to end and insert “notes the recent news that HMRC has signed a lease in Glasgow’s Atlantic Square in the City’s commercial district to accommodate one of its 13 new regional centres; understands that over 5,000 HMRC staff currently work in the Glasgow region, which incorporates staff from East Kilbride, Cumbernauld and Glasgow, and that the proposed regional centre is planned to house approximately the same number of staff who currently work in East Kilbride alone; considers that these plans will be detrimental to staff in the existing offices as they face upheaval and uncertainty; recognises the PCS trade union’s concerns regarding HMRC’s 'Building Our Future' plans, which it understands aim to provide services to the public from a limited number of locations in cities at a time when additional HMRC jobs are required to handle the consequences of Brexit; believes that no economic impact assessments have been carried out to measure the effect of local office closures on the communities and local economies of East Kilbride and Cumbernauld, and supports the PCS's efforts in the coming weeks and months to advance its vision for a fully-funded HMRC that can close the tax gap rather than close offices.”
Submitted by: Adam Tomkins, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Thursday, February 8, 2018
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Ruth Maguire, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, John Scott, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle