Mr (Streatham)
(Lab):...According to the Information Commissioner, 44
construction companies made up the hall of shame that was the
membership of the Consulting Association at the time of the 2009
raid, including five companies in the Amec group, Amey
Construction Ltd, six Balfour Beatty companies, BAM Construction
Ltd, Carillion plc, Kier Ltd, Laing O’Rourke Services Ltd, Morgan
Est and Morgan Ashurst, which are now known as Morgan Sindall,
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, Skanska UK plc, Taylor Woodrow
Construction, and VINCI plc —to name just a few of the companies
listed. In 2009, half of the 20 biggest construction companies
were all named as being involved in the association.
(Ogmore) (Lab/Co-op):
Skanska has a base in Pencoed in my constituency. It blacklisted
more than 111 workers or families. Will my hon. Friend join me in
condemning that company for its actions? I echo any statement
that he makes calling for a public inquiry, which I fully
support.
Mr Umunna: I completely endorse my hon. Friend’s
comments. Let us put what the Consulting Association was doing
into context. It did not just maintain lists and files on
thousands of construction workers; the material that it collected
included personal information, such as information on workers’
private relationships, in addition to whether they had raised
health and safety issues, their trade union activities and so
on.
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