§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to reduce the proportion of the total manpower of his Department that is based in the south-east of England from its present level.
§ Mr. SainsburyIt is established policy in the Department that every effort should be made to relocate work from London and the south-east to the regions whenever it proves operationally and economically viable. Whenever potential opportunities for relocation arise they are carefully considered.