§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all office relocations of his Department's staff since May 1979, stating in each case the location of origin and the location of transfer, together with the numbers of staff transferred.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Department transferred 30 posts from London to its Darlington office in 1988. Only two of the staff transferred with the work.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what relocations of his Department's staff, or agencies relating thereto, are currently being considered; and what are the numbers of staff affected.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Department is proposing to relocate a further 50 posts from London to its Darlington office during 1990. In addition, a senior official of the Department is about to undertake a study of the long-term location requirements of the Department in the light of the Government's policy on relocation. The study will consider various possibilities, including the handling of some functions regionally. It is not at present possible to say how staff will be affected.