§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many staff were employed by the companies registration office on the last day of February in every year since 1979.
§ Dr. VaughanThe information is as follows:
1979 1980 1981 1982 Companies Registration Cardiff 872½ 804½ 773½ 770 London 223 216½ 216½ 199½ Edinburgh 54 44 47 42 Registry of Business Names London 69 64½ 66½ 65 Edinburgh 2 2 2 0
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many posts were abolished as a result of ending the telephone inquiries office for registered office addresses; and whether the staff concerned were made redundant or redeployed within the companies registration office or any connected department.
§ Dr. VaughanFour: the staff concerned were redeployed within the companies registration office.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will implement the policy of providing a delayed service at the companies registration office search rooms, as suggested in paragraph 29 of the consultative document 1980 "Companies registration and business names".
§ Dr. VaughanBy arrangement with the agents who make up the bulk of searches, applications are processed by batch rather than on presentation and the Registrar intends to extend the system where possible.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many posts were abolished arising from the closure of the Registry of Business Names on 26 February; and whether the staff concerned were made redundant or redeployed within the companies registration office or any connected department.
§ Dr. VaughanA total of 66½ posts were abolished on the closure of the Registry of Business Names: all of the staff were redeployed within the companies registration office or elsewhere within the Department.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many posts were abolished as a consequence of the ending of the checking of company name applications; and whether the staff concerned were made redundant or redeployed within the companies registration office or any connected department.
§ Dr. VaughanA total of 15½: The staff concerned are being redeployed within the companies registration office.
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§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many posts were abolished as a result of the terminating of the examination of applications for exemptions from the previous requirement to state directors' names on certain stationery; and whether the staff concerned were made redundant or redeployed within the companies registration office or any connected department.
§ Dr. VaughanTwo: The staff concerned are being redeployed within the companies registration office.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many posts were abolished in the companies registration office by the reduction in the amount of information to be supplied to the registrar under the Companies Act 1980; and whether the staff were made redundant or redeployed within the companies registration office or any connected department.
§ Dr. VaughanNone: the Companies Act 1980 made no provision for any reduction in the amount of information to be supplied to the registrar.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many posts were abolished as a result of the termination of examination of applications for exemptions from putting "Limited" after company names; and whether the staff concerned were made redundant or redeployed within the companies registration office or any connected department.
§ Dr. VaughanFour: the staff concerned are being redeployed within the companies registration office.