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BT Group: Reorganisation

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Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

UIN 91771, tabled on 18 September 2020

Question

Margaret Greenwood
Labour
Wirral West
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with BT on that company’s reorganisation and maintaining jobs.

Answer

Matt Warman
Conservative
Boston and Skegness
Commons

Answered on

23 September 2020

My department regularly engages with BT, and other relevant industry stakeholders, about a range of topics, including their UK workforce, at both official and ministerial level. We have not had any recent discussions with the Communication Workers Union on the reorganisation of BT, nor has the union requested a meeting with DCMS Ministers regarding this matter.

The Government is committed to boosting job creation in the UK. On 8 July, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s Plan for Jobs which makes up
to £30 billion available, with a clear goal to create, protect, and support jobs.

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