Marine Agency Staff 'Unwilling to Move' ; a City Mp has Cast Doubt On the Decision to Site a New Government Agency On Tyneside Rather Than Plymouth, Claiming Staff Don't Want to Move to the North-East.

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A city MP has cast doubt on the decision to site a new government agency on Tyneside rather than Plymouth, claiming staff don't want to move to the North-East.

Linda Gilroy, Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton, again challenged ministers at Westminster over the 'incomprehensible' decision to locate the Marine Management Organisation in Newcastle. Plymouth failed in its rival bid to host the MMO.

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Marine Agency Staff 'Unwilling to Move' ; a City Mp has Cast Doubt On the Decision to Site a New Government Agency On Tyneside Rather Than Plymouth, Claiming Staff Don't Want to Move to the North-East.

Speaking in a Commons debate, Mrs Gilroy questioned whether it would be 'fit for purpose', given the threatened l...

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