To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what departments and numbers of civil servants are due to be relocated to the north-west in future plans; and if he will make a statement.
The table lists, with likely timings, the plans which departments have announced for relocating or locating civil service jobs away from the south-east which have still to be implemented or completed.
| Department and Dispersal location | Number of posts | Likely timing |
| Inland Revenue, Birkenhead | 170 | 1992 |
| Social Security Child Support Agency, Birkenhead | 500 | 1993 |
| Customs and Excise, Liverpool | 1,301 | 1990–95 |
| Customs and Excise, Manchester | 390 | 1990–95 |
| Employment Group, Runcorn | 613 | 1990–93 |
| Employment Group, Bootle | 61 | 1992 |
| Land Registry, Birkenhead | 110 | 1992–93 |
| Total number of posts | 3,145 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by department the number of civil service jobs to be relocated in the west midlands, specifying the geographic location of the areas to which they will move and detailing the dates upon which it is planned to make these relocations.
The Department of Social Security and the Home Office have announced plans for relocating or locating civil service jobs in the west midlands which have yet to be implemented. The Department of Social Security will be opening a Child Support Agency Office in Dudley from 1 April 1993, creating 500 new administrative jobs. The Home Office will be relocating 12 posts from the forensic science service to Birmingham within the next 18 months.