Written question asked by Linda Gilroy (Labour) on Thursday, 15 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 July 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 July 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is Government policy to close the Watervoice office in Exeter; and if she will make a statement. - (Holding answer 20 July 2004).

Answer: Linda Gilroy: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is Government policy to close the WaterVoice office in Exeter; and if she will make a statement. [185276] Mr. Morley :[holding answer 20 July 2004]: The Government's policy in relation to WaterVoice regional offices is to take forward the recommendations made by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its report the organisational and regional structure of the Consumer Council for Water that was published in January 2004, and for an Implementation Steering Group, which includes representatives from Defra, WaterVoice and Ofwat, to decide on the location of merged regional offices for the new Consumer Council for Water. PwC recommended that the offices in Exeter and Bristol currently serving the South West and Wessex should be merged into one office and located either in Exeter, Bristol or at a new site in Taunton. Following consultation with staff in Exeter and Bristol, the Steering Group agreed that the merged office should be located in Bristol.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c262W; 185276
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Closures Exeter Location Offices South West WaterVoice Consumer Council for Water
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