§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 8 December 1992,Official Report, column 593, on ECGD, what response he has received to the offer of voluntary redundancy; how many staff have chosen (a) early retirement, (b) redundancy, (c) transfer to other divisions of his Department and (d) to other departments in south Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe ECGD has issued a questionnaire to all its staff asking them to indicate their preferred options for location and continuity of employment. The objective is to establish the framework for an orderly run down in staff numbers over the next 12 months. The definitive position is unlikely to emerge for some months, but the early indications are that the desired run down will be achieved by wholly voluntary means.