Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 July 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 12 September 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Outsourcing (Gibraltar)

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department's court case regarding outsourcing in Gibraltar; and what steps the Department is taking following judgment in the case.

Answer: A judgment has been passed by the Supreme Court of Gibraltar following an interim application to establish the jurisdiction of the litigation brought by the Gibraltar trade unions in response to the infrastructure support provider (ISP) initiative. The hearing established that the Secretary of State for Defence is the correctly named defendant for any litigation involving the MOD in Gibraltar. The case will be heard in Gibraltar. The MOD remains confident that it will be able successfully to defend the substantive case, which is due to be heard in early September 2005.

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