§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will detail the immediate past employment or current employment of members of the London Residuary Body.
§ Mr. TraceyThe information is as follows:
§ Mr. TraceyMuch of the Department's work on matters connected with the abolition of the Greater London Council and the work of the London Residuary Body is handled by staff within the appropriate policy areas and is not separately identifiable.
A central capacity is being retained to co-ordinate work on implementation of the Local Government Act 1985, but it is not possible to divide staff effort between each metropolitan area. Details of staff currently working wholly on abolition in this central unit are as follows:
Grade Number Grade 5 3 Grade 7 4 Higher Executive Officer/HEO(D) 5 Executive Officer 5 Clerical Officer 3 Clerical Assistant 1 Personal Secretary 3 The estimated cost, including accommodation, of employing these staff for a full year would be £0.6 million (1985 prices), but the numbers are kept under review.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish details of the property inherited by the London Residuary Body from the Greater London council.
§ Mr. TraceyAt abolition, the majority of property was transferred to successor authorities or to the Residuary Body by orders made under the Local Government Act 1985, according to general descriptions which defined the purpose for which property was held by the abolished councils. Certain individual properties were transferred to the London Residuary Body by means of specific references in the orders. Some property may have fallen outside the scope of the orders, in which case it will have vested in the residuary bodies by virtue of section 62 of the Act. For the most part, my right hon. Friend does not therefore have details of the individual properties inherited by the London Residuary Body.