§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to relocate executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies under the remit of her Department to Scotland. [47947]
§ Ms HewittThe locations of my Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies are determined by business need and, accordingly, they already have a strong presence in Scotland. All but one of the Agencies have offices throughout Scotland and the non-departmental public bodies are also well represented with offices in 24 different locations. In addition my Department's headquarters has four offices in Scotland.