§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on legal advice regarding the implications of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 for the market-testing programme.
§ Mr. LangLegal advice on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations in relation to market testing has been provided by my Department's own in-house legal advisers. It is not possible to disaggregate the cost of this advice from the totality of their legal advice on all market-testing matters.