§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to relocate his Department's offices to the north-west of England; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. WaddingtonThere are already several Home Office establishments in the north-west. I am at present considering the possible relocation from the London area of a number of Home Office functions, but decisions have not yet been reached either in principle or on the areas to which relocation might take place.