§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how much of the Health and Safety Executive budget for 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 is being spent on moving staff to Bootle.
§ Mr. GummerIt is not possible to identify the full costs of the executive's dispersal programme within its total expenditure. However, in 1982–83 £146,000 was spent on the permanent transfer costs of HSE staff moving to Bootle. The figure for 1983–84 is expected to be about £700,000, and £2,081,000 has been allocated for 1984–85.