§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the sale of Lambeth skill centre to the Training Business Group; what information he has on(a) access for transferred staff to trade unions, (b) proposed redundancies and (c) renegotiation of staff contracts; and whether the Training Agency will meet the owners of the centre to discuss these issues.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 5 June 1990]: The sale of the business at Lambeth skill centre to the Training Business was completed on 11 May. The centre is now in the private sector and issues relating to trade union recognition and any renegotiation of staff terms and conditions are matters for the new owners and their staff. However, I understand that a number of staff at the centre have volunteered for redundancy and I have no reason to believe that the Training Business will not meet its contractual obligations.