§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for the filestore in Nelson, Lancashire; and if he will make a statement. [163202]
§ Mr. PondRecords storage for the Department for Work and Pensions is moving to Capita from 1 July 2004, with migration of services taking place over the following two to three years.
Negotiations regarding the effect of this on individual stores, including that of Nelson, Lancashire, are continuing.
It is not anticipated that the majority of the 44 existing departmental in-house filestores, will continue in operation, however one or two of the larger stores may remain operational although functions may change over time.