§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on when he will meet the trade union representatives for Rosyth dockyard to discuss the impact of privatisation on the arrangements for pension and redundancy entitlements. [27247]
§ Mr. FreemanI have met representatives of the employees of Rosyth Royal Dockyard plc during recent visits to Rosyth and am, subject to time constraints and other commitments, prepared to do so again during any future visits. I am also prepared to meet the relevant national trades union officers as and when appropriate as part of my Department's wider commitment to inform and consult about the proposed privatisation of Rosyth dockyard, as I and my predecessor have in the past.