HC Deb 13 February 1991 vol 185 cc470-1W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to replicate the principal civil service pension scheme in the Property Services Agency Government-owned company and to make provision for its replication in the privatised companies.

Mr. Yeo

The Government have made it clear that if PSA is incorporated as a Government-owned company, or sold, steps will be taken to provide transferring employees with pension arrangements that are broadly comparable, and redundancy entitlements that are as far as possible identical, to those they have in the civil service.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if it remains Government policy that the Property Services Agency projects will be sold to the private sector this year.

Mr. Yeo

No decisions have been taken on the form or timing of sale.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if it is his intention to proceed with the establishment of the Property Services Agency as a Government-owned company on 1 July; and what plans he has to establish separate Government-owned companies for Property Services Agency Building Management, Property Services Agency Projects, and Property Services Agency Special Services.

Mr. Yeo

No decisions have been taken on whether PSA should trade as a Government-owned company or companies before sale, but a number of companies have been established to protect names.