Written question asked by Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 12 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 October 2011. It was answered by Lord Bellingham (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Departmental Location

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civil servants in his Department have been (a) relocated and (b) agreed to relocation in the last 12 months; and to which areas of the UK.

Answer: Aside from its posts overseas the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has staff working in London, Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park (north of Milton Keynes). Staff are able to bid for jobs in any of these locations but we do not compel staff to move to a different work location in the UK. Many choose to change the location of their work without relocating their home. During the last 12 months no civil servants have been relocated within the UK at public expense.

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