Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Thursday, 13 January 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 January 2011. It was answered by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Local Enterprise Partnerships

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to paragraph 2.33 of the Local Growth White Paper, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the transfer of the regional development agency staff to (a) local enterprise partnerships and (b) other successor bodies.

Answer: It is not expected that staff will transfer from regional development agencies (RDA) to local enterprise partnerships as the LEPs are not necessarily expected to continue former RDA functions. The Department has issued guidance to the RDAs to be followed where functions will be transferring to successor bodies where either the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations or Cabinet Office Statement of Practice processes may apply.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 34418; 521 c832W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Local Enterprise Partnerships
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Written questions
House of Commons; Local growth: realising every place's potential.
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Command papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Redundancy Regional development agencies
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