§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration is being given to the relocation of Ministry of Defence procurement staff away from central London.
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§ Mr. SainsburyStudies are already in hand into how best to rationalise the location of staff in the sea systems controllerate of the Procurement Executive, most of whom already work at sites in the south-west. Initial studies are now being launched into the feasibility of relocating the work of the land and air systems controllerates, which together employ over 3,000 people, the bulk of them in central London. As has already been said, Ministers are currently considering the results of an investment appraisal concerning the future location of the directorate general of defence quality assurance.