§ 63. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister for the Civil Service what progress is being made with plans for the dispersal of Civil Service jobs to the regions, and especially to Scotland.
§ Mr. HayhoePlans for implementing the programme of dispersal announced in 1979, which includes at least 2,000 posts for Scotland, are progressing satisfactorily. The move of the Overseas Development Administration's staff to East Kilbride will begin in February. About 100 posts from the Ministry of Defence are planned to go to Glasgow in 1982–83, as I told the House in my previous capacity on 24 November, and the main move remains scheduled for 1986.