To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the proposed closure of the Land Registry’s Peterborough office; and if he will make a statement. (317751)

Land Registry published their Accelerated Transformation Proposals on 22 October 2009. A public consultation on the proposal to close five offices closures ended on 29 January 2010. The Peterborough Land Registry office was one of those proposed for closure.

Land Registry have received responses from local MPs and MEPs in Peterborough and the surrounding area, and from their constituents, regarding these proposals. All contributions are now being considered and Land Registry currently plans to announce final decisions and publish a full responses document in March.