§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the staff at the Caledonia house tax office in Dundee belong to non-mobile civil service grades; and what right these individuals have to choose to stay with the Inland Revenue in Dundee, and to refuse a compulsory transfer to an office outwith Dundee.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 30 November 1992]: Twenty four of the staff at Dundee 4 Inland Revenue office, Caledonia house, Dundee are in non-mobile grades. Each is obliged to accept a transfer into another office only if it is within a reasonable daily travelling distance of his or her home.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what accommodation is provided in Dundee for(a) the tax district 3 office, (b) the tax district 1 office, (c) the collector of taxes office and (d) the taxes inquiry centre; from whom this accommodation is leased in each case; and what would be the cost in each case of terminating the lease at six months' notice.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 30 November 1992]: The accommodation occupied is as follows:
Property Holdings, which acts as landlord in relation to the Inland Revenue and rents the buildings for Crown use. 107W The Inland Revenue incurs no cost by surrendering the buildings to Property Holdings after giving six months' notice of its intention to do so.