§ Mr. Blakerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the posts to be relocated in her Department in the Blackpool area she expects to be filled locally and how many by transfer from other parts of the country; and when she expects relocation to take place.
§ Mr. MeacherAt this stage it is not possible to give precise figures. I expect, however, that approximately 400 of the 980 posts to be dispersed from London to Blackpool will be filled by people already living in the Blackpool area and that the dispersal operation will start in the first half of 1977 and be phased over a two-to-three-year period.