§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his latest estimate of the public expenditure savings which will arise from the transfer of the Inland Revenue headquarters office from London to Nottingham; and how these savings are to be achieved in terms of accommodation, staffing and other general running costs;
(2) when he expects the transfer of Inland Revenue headquarters office from London to Nottingham to be completed;
(3) what is the current cost of running Inland Revenue headquarters offices in London and Nottingham, indicating accommodation and salaries costs in each place.
§ Mr. DorrellThe offices included in the Inland Revenue's relocation from London to Nottingham are a number of headquarter units and a number of operational698W offices. At present, just under two thirds of the posts or staff involved have already moved to temporary accommodation in Nottingham, and the remainder are still based in London.
The cost in 1992–93 of the staff already in Nottingham is around £20 million, of which some £14 million is pay and £2.5 million is accommodation. The 1992–93 cost of the staff still based in London is about £21 million of which some £13.5 million is pay and £3.5 million is accommodation.
The currently estimated annual net pay and accommodation savings are around £12 million a year from 1996–97 to which some £4.5 million is pay and £7.5 million is accommodation.
On present plans, the relocation to the new purpose-built centre will be completed by April 1995.