HC Deb 28 June 1994 vol 245 c538W
15. Mr. Loyden

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has for the long-term unemployed men and women on Merseyside.

Mr. David Hunt

The Employment Service and the local training and enterprise councils already offer the widest-ever range of employment, enterprise and training opportunities for long-term unemployed people on Merseyside.

17. Mr. McFall

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the transfer of undertakings directive.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

I have had discussions with counterparts from a number of other EU countries concerning revision of the acquired rights directive.