§ Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will examine ways of expanding the work and facilities of RAF Bentley Priory and RAF Stanmore Park in view of possible medium-term effects on local employment.
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§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the total gain or loss of administrative staff in each section and division of his Department and the Property Services Agency, between May 1979 and December 1980, including new or disbanded sections and divisions;
(2) whether, where there has been a reduction of administrative staffing in any section or division of his Department, including the Property Services Agency, between May 1979 and December 1980, the work
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§ Mr. PattieAs I stated in reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Orpington (Mr. Stanbrook) we are reviewing our plans for the future use of Bentley Priory and Stanmore Park in the light of the latest estimates of cost. I will of course bear in mind the effects on local employment of any decisions we shall reach and I will inform my hon. Friend of the outcome in due course.—[Vol. 991, c.581.]