§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of Civil Service jobs currently located in the south-east that will be relocated to the south-west in line with the recommendations of the Lyons Report. [164563]
§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Lyons Report on aligning departmental pay with local market conditions; [164727]
(2) what mechanisms he has set up to co-ordinate (a) relocation and (b) redundancy of staff consequent on implementation of the Lyons Report; [164728]
1688W(3) what assessment he has made of the capacity for other Government (a) Departments and (b) agencies to retain staff who are unable to relocate as a consequence of the recommendations in the Lyons Report; [164729]
(4) if he will make a statement on the process for determining whether the relocation options proposed in the Lyons Report will be implemented; [164741]
(5) what (a) redundancy and (b) early retirement arrangements there are for Civil Service staff who do not relocate as part of a relocation plan; [164748]
(6) what estimate he has made of the cost of the shortlife unit proposed in the Lyons Report to monitor progress on relocation. [164586]
§ Mr. BoatengAs set out in the 2004 Budget Report, the Government will come forward with detailed proposals for monitoring and implementing dispersal plans as part of the Spending Review.