Executive Agencies

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Service – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 January 1991.

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Photo of Mr Timothy Renton Mr Timothy Renton , Mid Sussex 12:00, 28 January 1991

I fully understand my hon. Friend's point, and it is a good point. Naturally, he does not want a lot of employment to move out of his area quickly and all in one go. In my experience, relocation in the civil service does not exactly happen overnight. It happens over a great many years, allowing plenty of time for the local Member of Parliament to make full representations about the effect of relocation on his constituency. I hope that, with his customary assiduity, my hon. Friend would do that if there were any likelihood of all the civil service departments or agencies moving in one go.