§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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. AitkenOver the last five years the MOD, under the Government's relocation initiative, has relocated 836 posts from London to other parts of the United Kingdom. Details are as follows:
Location Posts Bath 196 Yeovilton 54 Swindon 210 Sutton Coldfield 250 Cranwell 9 Harrogate 65 Llangennech 32 Andover 10 Portsmouth 10 Total 836 In the preceding five years, 743 posts were moved from London to Glasgow under the central dispersal programme, with a final tranche of 23 posts moving to Glasgow in 1989.
The MOD is already a well-dispersed Department, with 60 per cent. of its civilian staff already based outside London and the south east. As a result of moves already planned and reductions in staff numbers, only about 30 per cent. of Ministry of Defence civilians will be left in London by the mid-1990s.