HC Deb 13 February 1984 vol 54 cc79-80W
Dr. McDonald

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the number of civil servants to date from each of the Army cataloguing agencies at Chilwell, Didcot in Oxfordshire, Mottingham, Kidbrooke and Woolwich who have applied for work in Glasgow under the planned move of this agency to Glasgow.

Mr. Pattie

Option forms for the remaining staff with a mobility obligation currently serving in the Army Cataloguing Authority are due to be completed by 2 July 1984, when we will have a better indication of the overall numbers of staff wishing to move to Glasgow. However, a total of eight staff have so far volunteered from various Army cataloguing agencies for eventual dispersal to Glasgow; two from Woolwich, four from Chilwell, one from Kidbrooke and one from Didcot.

Dr. McDonald

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the latest timetables for the transfer of the Army Cataloguing Authority to Glasgow.

Mr. Pattie

The Anderston building in Glasgow, which will house the Army Cataloguing Authority, will be completed by the end of 1985. On present plans, the Army Cataloguing Authority is due to move there in early 1986.

Dr. McDonald

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the number of additional senior posts required in Glasgow as a result of the dispersal programme for the Army Cataloguing Authority.

Mr. Pattie

No additional senior posts will be required as a result of the dispersal programme for the Army Cataloguing Authority. However, there will be a need for 14 additional posts to be filled by staff below principal level.