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Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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Wednesday 12th January 2011
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(13 years, 10 months ago)
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Mrs Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab)
The Business Secretary wants to move jobs in his Department from Darlington down to Whitehall. What will the Prime Minister do to stop it?
The Prime Minister
We agree with the programme—which was started not by the last Government, but by several previous Governments—of trying to diversify and spread jobs out of Whitehall and into the regions, and we should continue with that. [Interruption.]