§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list all office relocations of his Department's staff since May 1979, stating in each case the location of origin and the location of transfer, together with the numbers of staff transferred.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Department of Health was formed in 1988. Between 1979 and 1988 a number of posts in the former DHSS were relocated, but the available information does not distinguish between health and social security posts. We have recently announced that the work of the National Health Service management executive, involving some 1,000 posts, is to be relocated from London to Leeds.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what relocations of his Department's staff, or agencies relating thereto, are currently being considered; and what are the numbers of staff affected.
§ Mr. FreemanMy right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State has announced that the work of the whole of the National Health Service management executive, involving some 1,000 posts, is to be relocated from London to Leeds.