§ Mr. McGuireasked the Minister for the Civil Service (1) what priority he has allocated to the Wigan travel-to-work area for the provision of jobs which will result from the implementation of the dispersal of Government offices programme; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what priority he has allocated to the Skelmersdale and Holland UDC area for the provision of jobs which will result from the implementation of the dispersal of Government offices programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerPlaces in the North West Region have been considered, along with places in other regions, as potential receiving areas. The final choice will he made in the light of regional needs and of the operational needs of the work dispersed from the capital.