To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what future relocations of Government Departments and agencies are planned (a) by which Departments, (b) by number of jobs involved and (c) to which locations.
The table lists, with likely timings, the plans for relocations or locations away from the south-east which have still to be implemented or completed which Departments and agencies have announced.
| Department and dispersal location | Number of posts | Likely timing |
| Inland Revenue | ||
| Middlesbrough | 185 | 1991–92 |
| Sunderland | 190 | 1991–92 |
| Barnsley | 170 | 1992 |
| Birkenhead | 170 | 1992 |
| Dundee | 160 | 1992 |
| Falkirk | 160 | 1992 |
| Hull | 180 | 1992 |
| Leicester | 160 | 1992 |
| St. Austell | 160 | 1992 |
| Swansea | 165 | 1992 |
| Wrexham | 180 | 1992 |
| Nottingham | 1,800 | 1992–95 |
| Washington | 60 | 1992–93 |
| 3,740 | ||
Department and dispersal location
| Number of posts
| Likely timing
|
Social Security
| ||
| Leeds | 662 | 1992–93 |
| Belfast | 500 | 1993 |
| Birkenhead | 500 | 1993 |
| Dudley | 500 | 1993 |
| Falkirk | 500 | 1993 |
| Plymouth | 500 | 1993 |
| 3,162 | ||
Defence
| ||
| Bristol | 3,000 | 1995–96 |
Home Office
| ||
| Ruddington | 120 | 1992 |
| Birmingham | 12 | 1992–93 |
| Derby | 1,700 | 1993–95 |
| 1,832 | ||
Customs and Excise
| ||
| Liverpool | 1,290 | 1990–95 |
| Manchester | 390 | 1990–95 |
| Newry | 94 | 1992–93 |
| 1,774 | ||
Employment Group
| ||
| Runcorn | 400 | 1990–93 |
| Sheffield | 848 | 1990–93 |
| Aberdeen | 85 | 1992–94 |
| Bootle | 56 | 1992–94 |
| 1,389 | ||
Health
| ||
| Leeds | 1,200 | 1992–93 |
Average change in 1991–92 (£)
| ||||
Compared with 1978–79 indexed regime
| Compared with 1987–88 indexed regime
| |||
Range of individuals income in 1991–92 (£)
| Income Tax
| Income Tax and National Insurance
| Income Tax
| Income Tax and National Insurance
|
| Under 5,000 | 110 | 160 | 40 | 70 |
| 5,000–10,000 | 310 | 290 | 100 | 180 |
| 10,000–15,000 | 640 | 520 | 170 | 300 |
| 15,000–20,000 | 970 | 720 | 240 | 380 |
| 20,000–25,000 | 1,370 | 930 | 330 | 470 |
| 25,000–30,000 | 1,830 | 1,360 | 420 | 540 |
| 30,000–40,000 | 2,340 | 1,880 | 380 | 500 |
| 40,000–50,000 | 3,900 | 3,430 | 930 | 1,030 |
| 50,000–60,000 | 6,600 | 6,150 | 2,020 | 2,100 |
| 60,000–70,000 | 10,050 | 9,590 | 3,520 | 3,600 |
| 70,000–80,000 | 13,300 | 12,800 | 5,450 | 5,520 |
| Over 80,000 | 45,600 | 45,100 | 18,800 | 18,800 |
| Average | 1,010 | 880 | 310 | 410 |
I regret that a reliable analysis of taxpayers with incomes over £100,000 is not available.
For the purpose of the calculations in the first two columns of the table, the indexed regime of 1978–79 has been applied directly to the income base of 1991–92. In practice, retention of the 1978–79 regime, indexed as appropriate, for the intervening years would have led to changes in the income base.
Department and dispersal location
| Number of posts
| Likely timing
|
MAFF
| ||
| York | 1,000 | 1994–96 |
Land Registry
| ||
| Birkenhead | 110 | 1992–93 |
| York | 110 | 1992–94 |
| 220 | ||
Treasury
| ||
| Norwich | 200 | 1992–95 |
| TOTAL | 17,517 | |