§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if future invitations to companies to tender for Home Office businesses will make it clear whether the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 apply.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeNo. Invitations to tender will invite companies to make their own assessment of whether the regulations apply. The nature of their bid will determine whether they apply, and this cannot be determined in advance.