Carillion crisis: take contracts back under public control, government urged

Carillion crisis: take contracts back under public control, government urged

Labour and unions demand recall of outsourced NHS, education and rail contracts from debt-hit construction firm

The government is being urged to bring contracts from Carillion back into public control amid fears the construction company could collapse.

The firm is a major supplier to the government with contracts across education, the NHS and the rail industry, including HS2.

NHS
•Manages facilities including 200 operating theatres and 11,800 beds
•Makes more than 18,500 patient meals per day
•Helpdesks manage 1.5m calls per year
•Engineering teams carry out maintenance work

Related: Government admits plans in place for Carillion collapse

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Source: Guardian Transport

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