§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a 777W statement regarding his latest intentions over the dispersal of his Department's staff to Glasgow.
§ Mr. MulleyDetails of the first tranche of posts to be dispersed to the Anderston site in Central Glasgow were announced on 1 August 1978.—[Official Report, Vol.
Number of Posts* Serial and present location Units Civilian mobile Civilian Non-mobile Military Total 1. London (1,120 posts) Service and Civilian Personnel Management 100 150 75 325 Stores Management and Procurement 100 90 15 205 Defence Equipment Codification (Mottingham)† ‡ 110 130 — 240 Army Pensions (Stanmore)‡ 30 90 — 120 Equipment Standardisation 85 15 — 100 Common Services 15 115 — 130 2. Bath (850 posts) Civilian Pay and Records‡ 155 445 — 600 Stores Management 110 140 — 250 3. Didcot Quality Assurance (Stores and Clothing) 85 90 — 175 4. Winchester Command Pay Office U.K. Land Forces 10 140 65 215 5. Various locations in the South. Army Pay, Manning and Record Offices§ 40 615 85 740 6. Locations 2–5 Common Services 25 245 — 270 7. Ashton-under-Lyne Army Officers Pay║ 10 110 30 150 8. Droitwich Army Medal Officel║ 5 50 — 55 9. Harrogate Stores Managementl║ 255 780 135 1,170 10. Leeds Clothing and Textiles Division║ 35 35 — 70 11. Locations 7–10 Common Services 15 170 — 185 1,185 3,410 405 5,000 * In the final analysis there are bound to be small variations in the numbers of posts drawn from the various locations and as between the three categories of staff. † Some 70 posts presently located at Hullavington are included in these figures. These would be co-located with the main body of Codification staff in London if not dispersed directly to Glasgow. ‡ These are the three units which have already been announced in public as due for dispersal to Glasgow. § The exact locations in the South of England from which these offices would be drawn have not seen finally identified. ║ In these units/establishments, which are due to close down completely, there will be additional job losses of about 10 per cent. of the number of civilians borne.