HC Deb 27 July 1979 vol 971 cc508-9W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the staff of the Defence Codification Establishment at Mottingham, London, SE9, are mobile or might be expected to move to Harrogate or Glasgow.

Mr. Pattie

About 45 per cent. of the staff at the Defence Codification Establishment at Mottingham are in "mobile" grades.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the cost of £1.75 million to relocate the Defence Codification Establishment was estimated.

Mr. Pattie

The cost estimate was made in March 1979 at 1978–79 price levels.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has received any representations from London in favour of the relocation of the Defence Codification Establishment away from London SE9.

Mr. Pattie

No.