§ Baroness Noakesasked Her Majesty's Government:
What would be the estimated cost to the National Health Service of the additional employment rights being granted to temporary workers by the proposed new European directive. [HL271]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathAn initial regulatory impact assessment of the proposed directive on agency workers prepared by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has been placed in the Library. This will be revised to take account of findings from the public consultation on the proposed directive, which ended recently.