§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Minister for the Civil Service what percentage of the total number of civil servants is represented by those who have been dispersed to each of the assisted areas in the last two years.
§ Mr. Charles R. Morris:The percentage of Civil Service numbers represented by posts dispersed to assisted areas within the following economic planning regions are:
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October 1973 to September 1974 October 1974 to September 1975 Northern 0.01 — Yorkshire and Humberside 0.01 — North-West 0.01 0.02 South-West 0.01 — Scotland 0.10 0.05 Wales 0.05 0.04 The hon. Member will of course be aware of the plans announced by the Government in July 1974 to disperse 31,000 Civil Service posts over a 10-year period, mainly to the assisted areas.