§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list all those services or functions contracted out in her Department and agencies, since November 1991, in which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 were not applied.
§ Mr. SackvilleWhether or not the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) applies in any particular case will depend on the specification for the work to be carried out and the contractor's own proposals for meeting the specification. Since November 1991, the following services and functions have been contracted out as a result of market testing, and have not been affected by TUPE:
Department of Health
- Office and building services, Quarry house
- Catering and building services, Skipton house
- The health survey for England
National Health Service Estates Agency
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- Clerical and secretarial support services