To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many jobs in his Department have been relocated (a) to Liverpool and (b) elsewhere as a result of the Lyons Review; and on how many occasions Liverpool has been considered for the relocation of staff under this programme. (105854)

The information is as follows.

(a) No posts have been relocated to Liverpool as a result of the Lyons Review.

(b) To date, 47 posts have been relocated as a result of the Lyons Review.

The DfT relocation programme has not identified specific locations other than existing Department offices, and for accommodation for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (where sites with good central communication links were required).