§ Mr. Dormandasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he has now abandoned the possibility of transferring or placing a Government Department in Peterlee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HowellAs part of the current dispersal review, the Government are considering a wide range of possible locations for work which might be dispersed from London. It is unlikely that the Government could disperse work to all of the places under consideration and it would be wrong of me to make promises in respect of any particular place at this stage.