§ Mr. Batisteasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many civil servants employed by his Department and engaged primarily on regional matters are based in (a) Yorkshire and Humberside, (b) the north-east and (c) the north-west.
§ Mr. MooreThe total number of officers employed by the Department at our regional offices in Leeds (Yorkshire and Humberside region), Manchester (north-west region) and Newcastle (northern region) was 353 on 1 October 1986. This figure includes 16 local government officers working full time for the Department. The details are as follows:
YHRO NWRO NRO Civil Servants 143 145 49 Local Government Officers 14 2 nil Total 157 147 49