Written question asked by Lord Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 October 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 October 1998. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Thursday, 29 October 1998 on behalf of the Welsh Office.
Welsh Office
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, in what ways he attempted to assist the optical fibres plant DIP Flintshire prior to the announcement of redundancies.
- Answer
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Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales in what ways he attempted to assist the optical fibres plant DIP Flintshire prior to the announcement of redundancies; and if he will make a statement. [56496] Mr. Hain: The North Wales TEC was in touch with the company prior to the announcement and was able to put the appropriate assistance packages in place to help those that would be affected by redundancy. This has been considered as a large-scale redundancy which enables employees who have lost their jobs to be immediately eligible for Work Based Training for Adults, the New Deal for Employment Service programmes.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 318 c268W; 56496
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Industry Government assistance Redundancy Optical fibres Wales Optoelectronics
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