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| A new Welsh Assembly Government office has been opened in Merthyr Tydfil by First Minister Rhodri Morgan. | |
| The new building is said to be part of a drive to spread the economic benefits of working for the assembly across Wales. | The new building is said to be part of a drive to spread the economic benefits of working for the assembly across Wales. |
| The three-storey building at Rhydycar is the first of three regional offices to be opened under the scheme. | The three-storey building at Rhydycar is the first of three regional offices to be opened under the scheme. |
| Mr Morgan said the new building for 450 staff would provide a "significant boost" in public sector jobs. | |
| "This assembly office will help to shape a more vibrant Merthyr and Heads of the Valleys," said Mr Morgan. | |
| "It offers high quality jobs, economic benefits and much broader career paths for staff." | |
| He added that it would be a "magnet" for inward investment and would improve the attractiveness of the area. | |
| Staff have been working in the building, which is said to meet the highest environmental standards, for the last three weeks. | Staff have been working in the building, which is said to meet the highest environmental standards, for the last three weeks. |
| The civil servants who work there deal with issues including social justice, housing and European funding. | The civil servants who work there deal with issues including social justice, housing and European funding. |
| The aim of the move is to make the workings of government and civil service jobs more available to people outside Cardiff. | The aim of the move is to make the workings of government and civil service jobs more available to people outside Cardiff. |
| So far around 60 people have been recruited locally. The rest moved with their jobs from the capital. | So far around 60 people have been recruited locally. The rest moved with their jobs from the capital. |
| Building work on others assembly regional offices in Llandudno Junction and Aberystwyth is expected to start soon. | |
| The assembly government hopes to have 60% of its staff working outside of Cardiff by 2008. | The assembly government hopes to have 60% of its staff working outside of Cardiff by 2008. |