Written question asked by Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many civil servants in his Department have (a) been relocated and (b) been agreed for relocation in the last 12 months; and to which areas of the United Kingdom.

Answer: John Thurso: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many civil servants in his Department have (a) been relocated and (b) been agreed for relocation in the last 12 months; and to which areas of the United Kingdom. [223897] Yvette Cooper: The information requested is as follows. (a) 103 posts have already been relocated to the areas set out as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Location Number of posts moved Government Office for the north-east 4 Government Office for the north-west 18 Government Office for Yorkshire and Humberside 8 Government Office for the West Midlands 5 Government Office for the East Midlands 18 Government Office for the East 18 Government Office for the south-east 4 Government Office for the south-west 7 Government Office for London 8 Hastings 2 Hemel Hempstead 4 Glossop 7 Total number of posts moved 103 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) The Office of Deputy Prime Minister is expected to relocate 240 posts by 2010.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1600W; 223897
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Civil servants Government departments Location Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Contains statistics: Yes
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