§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans are under consideration to increase the regional accommodation and/or staff of the PSA following the intended move of its headquarters from Croydon to Teesside in the period 1982 to 1984.
§ Mr. FreesonNo permanent increase in the total numbers of staff of the staff of the agency or of the accommodation they occupy is foreseen as a result of the move.
§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment for how many years the PSA is committed to its lease of the Whitgift Centre following the intended move in 1984.
§ Mr. Freeson26 years.
§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations have taken place with staff unions concerning the proposed transfer of the headquarters of the PSA from Croydon to Teesside.
1204Wseparately in the following table. The figures are consistent with those published in Table 4.1 of Cmnd. 6393. As explained in the note to that table, figures for past years reflect actual movements in relative costs, and for the future an estimate is made of the likely trend.
§ Mr. FreesonThe Staff Side has been kept informed of the Department's plans for effecting the dispersal to Teesside and invited to join in setting up a special sub-committee of the Whitley Council to facilitate further discussions.
§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the anticipated annual saving to his Department by the proposed transfer of the headquarters of the PSA from Croydon to Teesside.
§ Mr. FreesonThe move is part of the Government's programme for dispersing 31,000 Civil Service posts from London over a 10-year period. PSA's move will not take place until towards the end of the period, and no firm estimate can be made of the overall saving in the long term.