Written question asked by Anne Main (Conservative) on Monday, 9 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 January 2006. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Monday, 30 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Executive Agencies

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) targets, (b) advice and (c) guidance her Department has given to Executive agencies that fall under the remit of her Department on the reorganisation of their administrative functions on a regional basis; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: In response to the Lyons Review, the Department has advised its Executive agencies and other arms length bodies (ALBs) that where opportunities arise, plans should be formulated to relocate posts that are not involved in local service delivery to new locations outside London and the Greater South East. In formulating these plans, agencies are to take account of the guidance being produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on choice of location.For the Department's Executive agencies this work is being taken forward as part of the change programme arising from the Department's ALB review of 2004.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 41643; 442 c165W;442 c164-5W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Administration Executive agencies Advisory services Government departments Standards Reform Reorganisation Regional government Department of Health
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk