HC Deb 25 March 1998 vol 309 cc162-3W
Mr. Swinney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the(a) locations of, (b) running costs of, (c) salary costs of and (d) number of staff based at the head office of the (i) Commission for the New Towns, (ii) Countryside Commission, (iii) English Nature, (iv) English Partnerships, (v) Environment Agency, (vi) Health and Safety Commission and Executive, (vii) Housing Corporation, (viii) Rural Development Commission, (ix) London Pension Fund Authority, (x) National Forestry Commission, (xi) Local Government Commission for England, (xii) Local government Residency Board for England and (xiii) Joint Nature Conservation Committee; and if he will state the percentage of total (1) staff based in, (2) salary costs and (3) running costs for each body which relate to London. [36117]

Angela Eagle: The latest available figures are as follows:

Head Office London
Body Location Running Costs (£ million) Salary Costs (£ million) Number of staff Staff (percentage) Salary costs (percentage) Running costs (percentage)
National Forest Company Swandlicote 0.75 0.43 13
Rural Development London 0.24 0.73 28 29 13 10
Commission (Joint HQ) Salisbury 0.22 1.71 93
1 Figures are not held in a readily available form

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