HC Deb 03 July 1967 vol 749 cc182-3W
Mr. Hall-Davis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Government Departments or sections of Government Departments have, since 1st January, 1965, been designated for removal from

Department Approximate strength of establishment New Location
Crown Estate Office 40 Bracknell
Department of Education and Science Teachers' Superannuation and other work 550 Darlington
General Post Office Returned Letter Branch London, Eastern and South Eastern Regions 170 Portsmouth
Inland Revenue
London Tax Work 400 Manchester
200 Edinburgh
200 Southampton
50 Crewe
50 Newcastle-on-Tyne
50 Plymouth
50 Stoke-on-Trent
London collection work 100 Leeds
100 Newcastle-on-Tyne
70 Newport
70 Southampton
Passport Office 90 Newport
90 Peterborough
Royal Mint 1,300 Llantrisant

In addition a substantial number of offices set up to undertake new Government work have been sited well way from London and, wherever possible, in Development Areas (of example, the Investment Grants Organisation, the Land Commission and the Post Office Giro).