§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the steps he is taking to ensure payment of the sums owed to employees of Brinley Davies Bakery under the insolvency provisions of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, following the non-payment to them of sums he had provided to the liquidator, Mr. B. E. Calvert, for this purpose.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAs my right hon. Friend indicated in his letter of 30 October to the right hon. Member, arrangements are being made for officials to make direct payments as soon as possible to those employees who have not been paid by the liquidator.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will name the 14 companies other than Brinley Davies Bakery, mentioned in his letter PO 3207/1981 to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe, in respect of which Mr. B. E. Calvert was appointed liquidator.
§ Mr. WaddingtonOf the 15 companies known by my Department to have had a member of Corporate Management Planning Ltd. appointed as liquidator or receiver, Mr. B. E. Calvert was the appointed officer for thirteen. In addition to Brinley Davies Bakery Ltd. of Glamorgan these were:
- Cale Slingo Northern Jigs Ltd. (Leeds)
- Fenpark Ltd. (Birkenhead)
- Fred Lovett (Tailors) Ltd. (Sheffield)
- Hamblegate Ltd. (Nottingham)
- Higton Engineers Ltd. (Huddersfield)
- Mason Brothers Haulage and Storage Ltd. (Rotherham)
- Maynor Engineering Ltd. (South Wirral)
- Swains Transport Ltd. (Manchester)
- W. Teakle and Co. Ltd. (Wokingham)
- Ternatest Ltd. (Worksop)
- Vantel Ltd. (Barnsley)
- Wrights Pram and Toys Fair Ltd. (York)