§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list all those services or functions contracted out in his Department and agencies, since November 1991, in which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 were not applied.
§ Mr. AtkinsWhether or not the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations apply in any particular case will depend on the nature of the work awarded and the contractors' own proposals for carrying it out. The services or functions which have been contracted out in Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office and their agencies, since November 1991, and in which the regulations were not applied, are as follows:
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- Building maintenance
- Catering
- Cleaning
The executive does however provide financial assistance to a number of voluntary agencies working in the homelessness field which provide counselling and resettlement programmes as part of their overall accommodation service. This assistance will amount to approximately £350,000 in 1993–94.