HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 c594W
Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all those services or functions contracted out in Customs and Excise, since November 1991, in which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 were not applied.

Sir John Cope

There have been no cases where Customs and Excise have contracted out existing in-house services where TUPE did not apply. To date, there has been only one contract involving the transfer of staff awarded to an outside bidder, London HQ catering, and the staff were transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981.

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all those services or functions contracted out in Treasury and Treasury agencies, since November 1991, in which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 were not applied.

Mr. Nelson

No previously in-house services have been contracted out since November 1991.

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all those services or functions contracted out in Inland Revenue, since November 1991, in which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 were not applied.

Mr. Dorrell

The information requested is set out in the table:

  • Records management (off-site store at Nottingham)
  • Valuation banding for council tax
  • Bulk mailing (employers' annual pack)
  • Typing, secretarial and office support services (Nottingham)
  • Catering (St. Albans)
  • Catering (Leicester)
  • Training Office—Writing of Training materials
  • Estate management (south-east, Wales)
  • Estate management (Scotland)
  • Estate management (west midlands, East)
  • Estate management (London and headquarters)