Written question asked by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 March 2010. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Friday, 12 March 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.

Civil Servants: Location

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2010, Official Report, on Civil Service: location, from what baseline year the figures for the relocation of civil service posts were calculated; and which Government departments and agencies have not met their targets for relocation.

Answer: The baseline for civil service staffing figures was 1 April 2003 and was used by Sir Michael Lyons in his 2004 report "Well Placed to Deliver?".The Departments for: Business, Innovation and Skills; Children, Schools and Families; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for International Development; Department for Work and Pensions; Her Majesty's Treasury; the Home Office; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Justice; and the Northern Ireland Office have either already exceeded or have met, or will meet their targets imminently.The Cabinet Office, Department for Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (previously two departments, Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise) and UK National Statistics (previously the Office for National Statistics) continue to work towards meeting their target.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 507 c516W; 320900
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Civil Servants: Location
Friday, 5 February 2010
Written questions
House of Commons; Civil Servants: Location
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Civil servants Location
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