Alison Seabeck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Seabeck on 2014-03-31.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he chose a one stage process for the sale of the land-focused business of the Defence Support Group; and what consultation there was on the options for the sale process with (a) the workforce of the group and (b) trades unions.

Mr Philip Dunne

The decision to proceed with a one stage process was taken to maximise competitive tension and shorten the timescales for the transaction. The commercial considerations around the structure of the competition are a matter for the Department so did not form part of our consultation with Defence Support Group staff and Trades Unions.