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904731

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Virgin Media: Swansea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to help ensure Virgin Media operations in Swansea remain open.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	144313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>This is a commercial decision for Virgin Media and I have asked them to re-consider and sought to facilitate a dialogue with the Welsh Government. They have assured me they are working with and supporting all employees who have been asked to relocate, who may be in a role at risk of redundancy or who may wish to take another role with Virgin Media or one of their partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 21/05/2018 11:47:23 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

904732

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Virgin Media: Swansea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to support the workforce affected by the decision by Virgin Media to consult on the closure of its Swansea site.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	144314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with both Virgin Media and Sitel to ensure affected employees are able to find alternative employment as quickly as possible. DWP’s Rapid Response Service and the Welsh Government’s ReAct have several tools which they can deploy to ensure that this is the case. In addition, the Government has engaged with local contact centre employers to ensure that any vacancies are shared at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 21/05/2018 11:48:24 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

904729

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Virgin Media: Swansea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Welsh Government on the decision by Virgin Media to consult on the closure of its Swansea site.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	144311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>I have discussed the issue with the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure and we are committed to working together to ensure the best outcomes for the individuals involved. The Department for Work and Pensions and Welsh Government are working closely together to provide redundancy support.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 21/05/2018 11:45:16 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

904730

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Virgin Media: Swansea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Virgin Media on the decision to consult on the closure of its Swansea site.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	144312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Following the announcement that Virgin were consulting on closing their Swansea site, I spoke with the Chief Executive Officer to discuss their plans. I sought to facilitate re-consideration and establish a dialogue with the Welsh Government. I sought assurances that Virgin would support all employees who have been asked to relocate, who may be in a role at risk of redundancy or who may wish to take another role with Virgin Media or one of their partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 21/05/2018 11:46:28 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock