Carillion Statement

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0:00:29 > 0:00:34Statement the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Chancellor of

0:00:34 > 0:00:36the Duchy of Lancaster.

0:00:40 > 0:00:44Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement to update the House on a

0:00:44 > 0:00:53situation relating to Kennelly and plc. Today the directors of

0:00:53 > 0:00:55Carillion concluded the company is insolvent and going into

0:00:55 > 0:00:58liquidation.

0:01:20 > 0:01:25Taxpayers, should not and will not bail out a private sector company

0:01:25 > 0:01:32for private sector losses. Or allow rewards for failure.

0:01:32 > 0:01:39And I fully understand that members of the public and particularly

0:01:39 > 0:01:43employees of the Carillion group will have concerns. The Government

0:01:43 > 0:01:49is doing everything possible to minimise the impact on employees.

0:01:49 > 0:01:52All employees should continue to turn up to work, confident in the

0:01:52 > 0:01:56knowledge that they will be paid for the public services that they are

0:01:56 > 0:02:07providing. To support staff and it is applied to staff working for the

0:02:07 > 0:02:13private sector as well as the public sector contracts of the group. We

0:02:13 > 0:02:23have established a helpline, using Jobcentre Plus.

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