HC Deb 14 February 1947 vol 433 cc112-4W
Sir R. Glyn

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what are the numbers of civil servants and the Departments to which they belong now located in provincial towns throughout the country; and whether he will give, in the form of a table, the regional centres of various Departments or branches of Departments, stating the town in which they are located, the type of accommodation they occupy and the dates when such accommodation is likely to be evacuated.

Mr. Glenvil Hall

The approximate numbers of civil servants outside London, and the Departments which employ them, are set out in Table I. In addition to the Departments shown in the list, the Service and Supply Departments employ considerable civilian staffs outside London, but separate figures for this part of their staff are not readily available. The Departments having Regional organisations, and the towns in which the Regional centres are located, are shown in Table II. They occupy accommodation of all types (Crown owned, rented, leased, requisitioned, temporary, etc.), but it would absorb more Civil Service manpower than is justifiable in present circumstances to attempt a catalogue of the further particulars requested. I understand that the Minister of Works will supply specific information, so far as practicable, in respect of any particular town or Department if the hon. Member will communicate with him.

TABLE 11. LOCATION OF REGIONAL CENTRES
Department. Newcastle upon Tyne Leeds Nottingham. Cambridge. London. Reading. Bristol. Cardiff. Birmingham. Edinburgh. Manchester. Glasgow. Tunbridge Wells
Admiralty … … … X X X X X X X X X — X X —
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries X X X X X X X X X X X — X
Assistance Board … … … X X X X X X X X X X X — —
Ministry of Food … … … X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Ministry of Health … … X X X X X X X X X X X — X
Home Office … … … X X X X X X X X X X X — X
National Savings Committee … X X X X X X X X X — X — —
Ministry of Supply … … X X X X X X X X X — X X —
Ministry of Town and Country Planning X X X X X X X X X X X — X
Board of Trade … … … X X X X X X X X X — X X —
Ministry of Transport … … X X X — X — — X X X X — —
War Damage Commission … X X X X X X X X X X X — —
Ministry of Works … … … X X X X X X X X X X X — X
Post Ofiice … … … — X — — X — X X X X X — —
Ministry of Pensions … … X X X X X X — X X X X X X
Ministry of Fuel and Power … X X X X X — X X X X X — —

"X" indicates that the Department has a Regional Centre at the town concerned.

In addition National Savings Committee have Regional Offices at Conway and Croydon.

Ministry of Transport have Divisional Offices at Bedford and Exeter.

Ministry of Pensions have Regional Offices at Exeter and Liverpool.

Ministry of Fuel & Power have a Regional Office at Rochester.

Admiralty and Ministry of Supply have Regional Offices at Sheffield.

Ministry of Food has Divisional Offices at Chelmsford, Aberdeen, Dundee and Caernarvon.

TABLE I. NUMBER OF CIVIL SERVANTS OUTSIDE LONDON.
Department No. of Staff
Ministry of Food 34,000
Inland Revenue 30,000
Ministry of Labour and National Service 27,000
Post Office (other than local Post Offices) 16,000
Ministry of Pensions 9,000
Ministry of National Insurance 8,500
Assistance Board 7,200
Ministry of Transport 7,000
Customs and Excise 7,000
Ministry of Works 6,500
Ministry of Fuel and Power 4,000
Ministry of Fuel and Power 4,000
Board of Trade 3,500
Ordnance Survey 2,200
Ministry of Health 2,000
Foreign Office (inc. Passport Office) 1,750
War Damage Commission 1,500
County Courts 1,500
Scottish Departments 3,000
Other Departments (less than 1,000 in each) 5,000
180,650