HC Deb 13 November 1964 vol 701 cc117-8W
Mr. Rankin

asked the Postmaster-General how many of his headquarters are situated outside London; in what places; and how many persons they employ.

Mr. Benn

Parts of certain Post Office headquarters departments and of one regional headquarters (Home Counties) together with the headquarters of seven regions are situated outside London. The places and numbers of persons employed—part-timers counting as half each—on 1st October, 1964, are:

Headquarters Departments

  • Accountant General's: Chesterfield, 1,620.
  • Engineering: Backwell, 30; Bamber Bridge, 246; Birmingham, 348; Castleton, 28; Coseley, 94; Dalmuir, 10; Dover, 8; Harrogate, 134; Oswestry, 56; Stone, 340.
  • Savings: Durham, 648; Harrogate, 1,516; Lytham-St.-Annes, 2,693; Morecambe, 349.

Regional Headquarters

  • Home Counties: Bletchley, 225; Cambridge, 14; Oxford, 69; Portsmouth, 117; Reading, 15; various other places, a small number in each, total 80.
  • Midland: Birmingham, 625.
  • North Eastern: Leeds, 573.
  • North Western: Manchester, 616.
  • South Western: Bristol, 462.
  • Scotland: Edinburgh, 747.
  • Wales and Border Counties: Cardiff, 487.
  • Northern Ireland: Belfast, 122.

Roughly two-thirds of the total staff of the Post Office are employed outside London.