HC Deb 16 February 1995 vol 254 cc824-6W
Mr. Galloway

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost to public funds of the dispersal programme to Glasgow between 1982 and 1989, inclusive of redundancy, early retirement and relocation costs.

Mr. Freeman

This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Galloway

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers and grades of civil servants relocated to Ministry of Defence, Glasgow during the dispersal programme.

Mr. Freeman

Some 1,400 posts relocated to Glasgow as part of the dispersal programme by 1987, of which over 1,000 were filled by local recruitment. Records of the numbers and grades of staff relocated are not kept centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Galloway

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost to public funds of the current proposals to relocate existing Ministry of Defence jobs in Glasgow, away from the city.

Mr. Freeman

Plans to collocate support staff throughout the United Kingdom where it is most sensible and cost-effective to do so are an integral part of the defence costs study. Among other things, present plans include moves of posts into as well as out of Glasgow. Although final costs are not yet known, they are expected to be outweighed significantly by the savings in running costs which will accrue.

Mr. Galloway

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers and grades of posts in the Glasgow headquarters buildings, after the establishment of the Army personnel centre.

Mr. Freeman

The numbers and grades of posts at present in Glasgow headquarters is set out below. The exact staffing of the Army personnel centre requires further work before it is finalised and it would not be possible at this time to say how the expected substantial increase in staff will affect these figures.

Number of non-industrial posts in Glasgow as at 31 December 1994
Grade Numbers
5 2
Naval Regional Officer 1
6 4
7 15
SEO 55
HEO 127
EO 200
Retired Officer 2 10
AO 403
AA 171
Typing Manager 4
PS 7
Typist 47
Librarian 1
Assistant Librarian 1
Support Manager 2 1
Support Manager 3 7
Support Grade Band 1 27
Support Grade Band 2 65
CO3 1
CO4 4
Technical Grade 1 1
Total 1,154

Note: Administration Grade numbers include Technical equivalents.