§ Mr. Hall-Davisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Government Departments or sections of Government Departments have, since 1st January, 1965, been designated for removal from
Department Approximate strength of establishment New Location Crown Estate Office 40 Bracknell Department of Education and Science Teachers' Superannuation and other work 550 Darlington General Post Office Returned Letter Branch London, Eastern and South Eastern Regions 170 Portsmouth Inland Revenue London Tax Work 400 Manchester 200 Edinburgh 200 Southampton 50 Crewe 50 Newcastle-on-Tyne 50 Plymouth 50 Stoke-on-Trent London collection work 100 Leeds 100 Newcastle-on-Tyne 70 Newport 70 Southampton Passport Office 90 Newport 90 Peterborough Royal Mint 1,300 Llantrisant In addition a substantial number of offices set up to undertake new Government work have been sited well way from London and, wherever possible, in Development Areas (of example, the Investment Grants Organisation, the Land Commission and the Post Office Giro).