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Private Equity (Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment) Bill

I fear that the debate is turning into exactly what I did not want it to become: a debate for or against private equity. I certainly have no wish to get rid of private equity takeovers. However, what the hon. Gentleman has said helps to emphasise one of my own points. I suspect that the productivity changes resulted from changes in the way in which the institution worked, which would almost certainly mean changes affecting the work force. Why can the work force not be involved in consultation about such changes beforehand? I do not see why that should be a problem.