§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants from his departments have been relocated from London to other parts of the United Kingdom(a) in the last five years and (b) in the last 10 years; and to where they were relocated.
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§ Mr. DorrellA total of 3,114 posts from the Chancellor's departments have been relocated from London in the last five years under the current delegated approach. The table lists the moves by department and destination.
Department and Location Number of posts Inland Revenue Nottingham 700 Washington 20 Cardiff 300 Wrexham 20 Sunderland 199 Bootle 204 Livingstone 20 Salford 269 Glasgow 34 East Kilbride 220 Middlesbrough 199 Edinburgh 60 Customs and Excise Manchester 262 Liverpool 360 Southend 198 CSO Newport, Wales 41 Treasury Basingstoke 8 During the previous five years, 278 posts from the Chancellor's departments were relocated from London. They were all moved by the Inland Revenue on their own initiative and the locations and number of posts involved were as follows:
Location Number of posts Bristol 38 Solihull 67 Leeds 67 Birkenhead 24 Manchester 65 Glasgow 17