§ 42. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Employment to what extent the cutback in employment of public and civil servants will affect activities for which he is responsible, including the Manpower Services Commission; and if he will make a statement about the proposals to transfer its activities to Sheffield bearing in mind that the new offices on the Moor at Sheffield are now in the process of being completed.
§ Mr. Jim LesterIt is not yet possible to say to what extent the Government's plans to reduce the size of the Civil Service will affect the services for which I am responsible. As to the question of the dispersal of the Manpower Services Commission to Sheffield, as my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Civil Service Department, said on 11 June, the Government are re-appraising the dispersal programme and hope to announce their conclusions before the Summer Recess.—[Vol. 968, c. 68].