§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what progress he has made regarding the location of his Department's administrative work in Cardiff; what influence the market testing procedure will have on such progress; what representations he has had from local authorities, the legal profession and others regarding the ultimate location of this work; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor and I have decided that the court procedures for enforcing the payment of unpaid parking charges, arising under the Road Traffic Act 1991, will be carried out at a parking enforcement centre attached to Cardiff county court. About 20 additional staff will eventually be required.
We envisaged that the Lord Chancellor's Department's pay and superannuation unit, consisting of some 40 staff, might be centralised and located in Cardiff. However, the position has been considered again as part of the market testing exercise in this area, and centralisation is now likely to take place in London. No representations have been received on this.