§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those parts of his Department including the Inland Revenue and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise,880W which are currently under review for relocation; how many of these posts are being considered for relocation; to the east midlands; how many of these posts are being considered for relocation to Mansfield; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardAmong the Chancellor's departments, a relocation review is currently in progress in the Registry of Friendly Societies, though none of the posts are expected to go to the east midlands. Under the current policy, departments review the location of their work regularly and systematically with a view to making best use of resources. As a result, the Chancellor's departments have announced relocation decisions involving more than 9,300 posts, of which more than 2,300 Inland Revenue posts are relocating to the east midlands, including 2,100 to Nottingham and 160 to Leicester.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 4 December,Official Report, columns 163–64, if he will list by Department the distribution of the 24,000 Government Department posts still under review for relocation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe departmental distribution of the 24,000 posts which were in the relocation review process in June 1991 is as follows:
Department Review started Review planned Trade and Industry 3,110 — Property Holdings — 1,640 Defence 2,280 12,000 Paymaster General's Office 850 — MAFF 700 — Home Office 370 — Office of Fair Trading — 320 Treasury 250 — Transport 180 240 Registry of Friendly Societies 130 — Lord Chancellor's Department 110 630 Land Registry 100 — Energy 90 800 Crown Prosecution Service 70 — Environment 30 50 Education and Science 30 20 8,300 15,700