§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants from his Department 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.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe numbers of Home Office posts relocated during the periods specified are as follows:
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Number (a) in the last five years to Birmingham 80 Derby 5 Glasgow 200 Liverpool 275 Nottingham 120
Number Total 680 (b) in the last 10 years the total above, plus to Bootle 300 Grand total 980 Figures on the proportion of these posts filled by relocating civil servants, as opposed to local recruitment, cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.