Written question asked by Lord Tyrie (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 October 2009. It was answered by Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) on Thursday, 22 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

South Downs National Park

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether any existing local authority staff will be made redundant as a result of the establishment of the South Downs National Park.

Answer: It is for individual local authorities to decide whether or not to retain staff.Where a national park authority takes over functions from a local authority then, as happened in the New Forest, it is very probable that the existing staff will have employment rights under either (or both) of: the statutory instrument that establishes the national park authority; and the generic Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) legislation.

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