§ Mr. Blakerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government regarding the provision of further employment opportunities in Government Departments on the Fylde coast.
§ Mr. Harold Lever:The choice of location for new or transferred Government offices is limited by operational requirements but subject to that we give priority to places in development areas. The Fylde area already has a good share of Civil Service employment, including the Premium Bond Office, employing some 2,700 at Lytham St. Annes, and a division of the Ministry of Health, employing some 400, which is in process of moving to Fleetwood; but the area is not necessarily ruled out on that account as a destination for further dispersal.
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