§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the review of running costs within his Department; and if he will make it his policy to inform the appropriate trade union as soon as surplus posts are identified.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Department or its agency will enter into consultation with the trade unions if a surplus staffing situation occurs which might result in the declaration of redundancies.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list each meeting held by central Department of Transport management, since the announcement of the running costs review in his Department, to discuss this matter; and who was the senior manager present at each of these meetings.
§ Mr. MacGregorI understand that running costs are discussed at many meetings of management within the Department. It is not normal practice to provide information of the sort which the hon. Lady requests about the internal management of a Government Department.