HC Deb 09 December 1992 vol 215 cc731-2W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment to which of those of her Department's activities due to be market-tested by 30 September 1993 the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC Acquired Rights Directive 77/189/EEC will apply.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Whether or not the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 and the EC Acquired Rights Directive 77/189/EEC will apply to an individual case depends on the facts of the

targeted specifically at such clients is aimed at developing our expertise which can help improve provision over the whole network. Supportive Jobclubs provide additional help to people with more severe problems who cannot cope in the standard provision. They are proving a useful way of extending the range of people Jobclubs can help, especially in terms of literacy or language, or people with a severe lack of confidence who have been unemployed for a long time. In her statement to the House on 12 November 1992, the Secretary of State indicated, amongst other things, that there will be a further expansion of Jobclubs in 1993–94. We expect to target part of the expansion towards supportive Jobclubs. An evaluation of this provision is nearing completion and we shall want to consider the findings before deciding on the balance between the standard and supportive approaches. I hope this is helpful. As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to written Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.

case; and there are a number of tests to be applied. For example, it needs to be shown that an undertaking or part of an undertaking is actually being transferred.

Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a timetable showing when he plans to market-test those activities listed for testing before 30 September 1993.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The citizens charter White Paper, "The Citizen's Charter: First Report 1992" (Cm. 2101), shows the main activities which are included in the Employment Department market-testing programme up to 30 September 1993.

Planning is well under way.