HC Deb 06 March 1989 vol 148 c410W
Mr. Brandon-Bravo

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will meet executives of Nottingham Development Enterprise to discuss the relocation of parts of his Department to Nottingham as part of the policy on relocation of such posts away from the south-east.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Under the policy which my right hon. Friend the Paymaster General announced on 31 March 1988, the Department is reviewing parts of its work with a view to possible relocation. Where appropriate. areas which are the focus of the Government's regional and urban policies, such as Nottingham, will be considered.

Nottingham has been selected for relocation of the headquarters staff of the driver testing and training division in mid-1990.