To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps have been taken to enforce Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) protection for residential home staff transferred from local government to private employment; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps have been taken to enforce Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) protection for residential home staff transferred from local government to private employment; and if she will make a statement.

Adjournment debate on single status and equal pay in local government.

Adjournment debate on single status and equal pay in local government.

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) on securing a debate on one of the most—if not the most—important issues facing local government. Before I outline the actions and policies of the Government, may I start by addressing one of the charges that he made...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) on securing a debate on one of the most—if not the most—important issues facing local government. Before I outline the actions and policies of the Government, may I start by addressing one of the charges that he made...

I thank my hon. Friend, who rightly pushes his point, and I will answer his question of course. Let me take this opportunity to state my gratitude to a number of local authorities—including my hon. Friend’s local authority, which has played an important role in this issue—and other organisations for...

I thank my hon. Friend, who rightly pushes his point, and I will answer his question of course. Let me take this opportunity to state my gratitude to a number of local authorities—including my hon. Friend’s local authority, which has played an important role in this issue—and other organisations for...

As ever, my hon. Friend asks the pertinent question. The timetable is dictated by when the opinion is made available to us. I understand that the employment tribunal appeal is to be heard on 12 February, and it could be some time before the result of the appeal is known....

As ever, my hon. Friend asks the pertinent question. The timetable is dictated by when the opinion is made available to us. I understand that the employment tribunal appeal is to be heard on 12 February, and it could be some time before the result of the appeal is known....