HC Deb 12 April 1994 vol 241 cc85-6W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will define(a) skills and (b) individual ability as used in his Department's "Establishment News", ENT 2/94; and how the criteria will be used to select staff for compulsory redundancy.

Mr. Norris

The Department's "Establishment News", ENT 2/94, set out the principles and procedures the Department or its agencies would follow in dealing with potential redundancy situations. The actual criteria adopted to deal with each situation and the way in which they would be used will he decided following consultation with the trade unions at the time.