Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2006. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Learning Disability Services.

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1)what the pension rights will be of staff in the Leicestershire Partnership Learning Disability Service if the proposed integration of their service with the local authority occurs and they are transferred from the NHS to the local authority;

Answer: Two complementary formal consultations on the proposed service models for the integrated learning disability service and its human resources implications took place between 26 August 2005 and 1 December 2005. The two consultations concerned the proposals for integrated services in Leicester city council and Leicestershire and Rutland county council. The consultations were jointly planned and carried out by the Leicester city council, Leicestershire and Rutland county councils, Leicestershire Partnership national health service trust and Melton, Rutland and Harborough primary care trust.

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