Written question asked by Ian Gibson (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 2003. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2003 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the redundancies declared by the Norwich Union Aviva Group.

Answer: Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the redundancies declared by the Norwich Union Aviva Group. [142504] Mr. Sutcliffe: Although the Government very much share the concerns of those immediately affected by plans to offshore services work, the question of redundancies is a commercial matter for the Norwich Union Aviva Group. Earlier this month, Aviva said that it hopes that the bulk of job cuts will come through natural staff turnover or voluntary redundancies. However, we do nevertheless need to understand better what is happening, and to this end we have launched a consultation document and will hold a round-table seminar in the New Year, to help inform the debate on the impacts of offshoring.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 415 c930W; 142504
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Contracts Employment India Redundancy Norwich Union Aviva Offshoring
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