asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many posts have been dispersed under the Hardman proposals; from which Departments; and to which locations.

The position is as follows:Glasgow area; and by what dates they will be completed.

I am having the information assembled, and will reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many of the 30,000 posts announced for dispersal following the Hardman Report were allocated to each of the development areas.

Following is the information:

Location	Number of posts
Northern Region:
Middlesbrough (Development Area)	3,000
Newcastle (Special Development Area)	500
West Cumbria (Special Development Area)	360
Yorkshire and Humberside Region:
Sheffield (Intermediate Area)	1,500
North West Region:
Merseyside (Special Development Area)	2,910
Southport (Intermediate Area)	500
Blackpool (Intermediate Area)	980
Scotland:
Glasgow (Special Development Area)	7,000*
Wales:
Cardiff (Development Area)	7,142*†
Newport (Intermediate Area)	258
* The announcement of the dispersal programme on 30th July 1974 stated that the Ministry of Defence numbers—6,000 for Scotland and 5,000 for Wales—may be affected by the result of the Defence Review.
† Locations have not yet been announced for 439 posts in the Departments of Trade and Industry which are due to be dispersed to the Cardiff/ Newport area, and these figures may therefore be subject to minor adjustment.

In addition, the Government's dispersal programme announced in July 1974 provided for the transfer of 1,610 Inland Revenue posts and 1,000 Property Services Agency posts to regional or local offices. The needs of the assisted areas will be taken fully into account in selecting the locations for these posts.