§ Mr. Robert SheldonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he is receiving for the relocation of activities in Government Departments.
§ Mr. Lawson[holding answer 4 July 1989]: My right hon. Friend the Paymaster General informed the House on 9 February 1989, columns 751–52, that Departments' reports to the Treasury on their relocation reviews during the 1988 public expenditure survey had indicated over 34,000 Civil Service posts under review. Departments are reporting on the progress of their review programmes in the current survey, and my right hon. Friend will be making a further announcement after its conclusion.
Ministers assess the relocation proposals of their own Departments, following Treasury guidelines, and announce their decisions accordingly.