§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish all correspondence between the Scottish health service and(a) Tayside health board and (b) the Dundee hospital trust relating to (i) the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations and (ii) the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill.
§ Mr. StewartOnly two letters giving a legal view on the TUPE regulations 1981 have been issued from the central legal office of the NHS Scotland to Tayside health board. The advice given to the board was in general terms and did not involve the Dundee hospital trust.