OFFSHORING OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACT JOBS IN NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS

Motion Text

That this House is gravely concerned by the proposal by Siemens to offshore 240 Government contract jobs in National Savings and Investments (NS&I) to India; notes that this is the second proposal by Siemens to offshore NS&I work and that when the Government agreed the offshoring of 240 NS&I jobs in 2004 it did so on the basis that there would be no redundancies amongst the UK workforce, and on the agreement that the Minister retained his right to exercise a veto on any future proposals; further notes that the proposal would result in one-third of NS&I work being delivered from overseas and that the only rationale for the proposal is the far cheaper labour costs in India; believes that there will be no benefit to the Government or taxpayer; is concerned that if the Government agrees to this proposal it will be setting a dangerous precedent for public services for other Government contractors to offshore work; believes that this will have serious consequences for the service and the workforce; and therefore strongly urges the Government to veto this proposal.