§ 35. Mr. Parkasked the Minister for the Civil Service what plans he has for the dispersal of Civil Service posts to the West Midlands.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisMy hon. Friend will be aware that a programme involving the dispersal of over 31,000 Civil Service posts from London is currently in progress. It was decided in 1974 that most of these would go to the assisted areas. As he will appreciate, the decisions already taken cannot now be reopened, and the opportunities for further dispersal are limited. But for any work which cannot be sited in an assisted area the claims of the West Midlands will be considered, along with those of other areas.