Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to instruct Homes England not to dismiss some or all of its staff and rehire them on different terms of pay.

As laid out in recent statements to Parliament, the Government does not support the use of Section 188, or 'fire and rehire' as a mechanism to achieve settlement of new Terms and Conditions. It is for Homes England to decide how best to manage their pay and workforce issues, and we will support them in achieving a successful pay settlement through the normal process with staff and unions.