§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will inform the committee of management at New Cross dental school that they have authorisation to offer the staff section XXXIX of the General Whitley Council conditions of service.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg[pursuant to his reply, 30 July 1982, c. 859–60]Section XXXIX of the General Whitley Council conditions of service relates to the action to be taken by health authorities to protect the pay and terms and conditions of service of former National Health Service staff who come into their employ as a result of organisational change.
The School for Dental Therapists Ltd. will be unable to offer protected terms to redundant staff because the school will not then employ such staff.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of the fact that clinical tutars and dental therapists must by law work in the National Health Service, he will authorise the committee of management at New Cross dental school to waive the part of section XXV of the General Whitley Council conditions of service, which specify that redundancy pay is not allowed if an employee is re-employed by the National Health Service.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg[pursuant to his reply, 30 July 1982, c. 859–60]National Health Service employees who are made redundant but obtain other NHS employment within four weeks are not entitled to the special NHS redundancy payment terms under section XXV. Employees of the School for Dental Therapists Ltd, are not National Health Service employees and I can therefore see no justification for their being allowed the special NHS terms without restriction.