§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he has taken to relocate staff in(a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible to the regions of the United Kingdom with the highest levels of unemployment; and what plans he has further to decentralise the location of his Department and its agencies. [70469]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 15 February 1999]: I have not relocated staff and have no plans to do so. However, I will be establishing a new post for my Department in each of the Government Offices in the English regions in the next financial year. I am also encouraging the decentralisation of work to all the English regions from a number of the national bodies sponsored by my Department and located in England.
§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the total number of staff(a) in his Department and (b) in each of the agencies for which he is responsible and their location in (i) London, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) each of the English regions. [70483]
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§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 15 February 1999]: I refer my hon. Friend to "Civil Service Statistics 1998" which is placed in the Libraries of the House. This includes regional information. Staff at the Royal Parks Agency are all based in the London area.