§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will publish a list of the savings expected from the closure of the drainage office of the Cutts, Coleraine showing also the savings actually achieved in the first financial year;
(2) if he will publish a list of those items which were expected to show an increase as a result of the closure of the drainage office at the Cutts, Coleraine, indicating the expected increases and the actual increases.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe drainage office at The Cutts was not closed, but the staffing was reduced as part of reorganisation of the Department of Agriculture's drainage division. The revised structure, which was designed to increase efficiency, resulted in considerable staff savings48W in the division as a whole. The information on the actual savings attributable to the reorganisation of the Coleraine office is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
In addition, it was expected that the reorganisation would result in some increase in travelling expenses, but these cannot readily be identified without incurring disproportionate cost.