ADMINISTRATION OF CONNAUGHT PLC

That this House is alarmed at the lack of information and clarity relating to the administration of Connaught and Connaught Partnerships; notes and welcomes that a significant percentage of the company has now been sold to Morgan Sindall thus securing many jobs; remains extremely concerned that workers not party to the sale to Morgan Sindall have been left without any information from the administrator KPMG and that many have learnt that they are without future employment by methods such as conference calls and text messaging; considers this to be a whollyunacceptable practice; calls on the administrator to respect the workforce, who have over many years delivered an exceptional service to Connaught and prior to that to the local authorities from which they were outsourced; and further calls on the Government to support housing associations in securing the future of housing maintenance including the option of bringing such work in-house in the best interests of tenants and maintenance workers.