§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what offer has been made by the Government to the BEST pension trustees; and what was the response; [82678]
387W(2) for what reasons the BEST pensions issue remains unresolved; [82677]
(3) how many meetings his officials have had with officials in other Government departments, regarding the BEST pension fund, since 15 September 1998. [82682]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonDiscussions about achieving a just out-of-court settlement of this issue are proceeding. We continue to attach high importance to bringing the discussion to a satisfactory conclusion without any unnecessary delay.
Officials from other Departments have been kept fully informed of matters affecting their Departmental interests.