Written question asked by Joan Walley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 July 1991. It was answered by Eric Forth (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 July 1991 on behalf of the Department of Employment.

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Untitled Written question

Question

To whom he has awarded the contract to carry out the manpower survey currently being undertaken by his Department into the manpower pre- & post-abolition of the Dock Labour Scheme; what is the full cost of the survey to his Department; & when he intends to publish the findings of the survey; which companies, trade unions & organisations it is intended to interview as part of the survey & what part recently set up labour agencies will contribute; if he will list each of the terms of reference & place in the Library a copy of the full remit & what scope the survey has for assessing the incidence of use of casual labour. - Incls figures & fact that copy of invitation to tender is in Library. (Dep 7249)

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

194 c465-6W;194 c463-4W

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Contracts Costs Dock labour scheme Ports Staff Manual workers Surveys MDS Transmodal Pieda

Contains statistics

Yes