Written question asked by Tony Colman (Labour) on Thursday, 11 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 January 2001. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Thursday, 18 January 2001 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

Lord Chancellors Dept

Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what progress has been made in putting out to tender the Last Resort Receivership work carried out by the Receivership Division of the Public Trust Office. - Inc ref to 360 c272W, 21 De`ember 2000, and ref to 'The Way Forward and an Analysis of the consultation'.

Answer: Mr. Colman: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what progress has been made in putting out to tender the last resort receivership work carried out by the receivership division of the Public Trust Office. [145678] Jane Kennedy: I refer my hon. Friend to the written answer that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster, Central (Ms Winterton) on 21 December 2000, Official Report, column 272W, announcing publication of "The Way Forward and an Analysis of the Consultation". The Lord Chancellor has decided not to conduct a competitive tender for last resort work. Instead, we will put in place an approved list of receivers to whom cases can be transferred where it is in the client's best interest. Applications to be on this list were advertised at the beginning of January and an evaluation of the responses received will start shortly.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 361 c393-4W; 145678
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Company liquidations Assets Contracts for services Financial services Management Pension funds Public Trust Office
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