EDF ENERGY (NO. 2)

Early day motion 360, tabled 7 January 2004 by Kerry Pollard (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House congratulates EDF Energy plc on ruling out either moving its call centres outside the UK for the foreseeable future or, indeed, outsourcing them to other companies; notes that EDF Energy has agreed with trade unions to work together to find the best way to deliver efficiencies; welcomes the company's service ethos which accepts direct responsibility for what their customers expect, based on UK based centres; further welcomes the company's launch of a new final salary pension scheme at a time when so many other employers are failing to meet their responsibility to staff by reducing the level of pensions; calls on the Government to offer support and encouragement to companies such as EDF who are committed to their employees and their customers; and further calls on other UK companies to follow EDF's example.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Labour/Co-operative 2, Liberal Democrat 1.