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HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. Does he agree that the changes to civil service pay, civil service pensions and the civil service compensation scheme are a triple…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeI am hoping to secure a separate debate on civil service pay, but since we have touched on it, I am sure the Minister remembers, as he was on the Front Bench, that we debated this…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeThe Minister has been most generous in giving way. If the trade unions put forward a counter-proposal that met the Government’s expected savings target, would the Government be…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, because that is exactly what happened. I will come on to that later. Gus O’Donnell, the then head of the civil service, echoed…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the civil service compensation scheme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I refer to my entry in the…19 Mar 2019HANSARD InterserveI refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my position as chair of the Public and Commercial Services Union parliamentary group. May I correct the…18 Mar 2019HANSARD InterserveOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Minister has said on two occasions that no Interserve employees would lose their jobs, but there has been an acknowledgement that five…18 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Yesterday, I was delighted to welcome to Parliament the Tea in the Pot women’s support service, and many of its staff are 1950s-born women. Will there be an equality impact…14 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As was mentioned earlier, on Wednesday the security staff who protect all of us on the parliamentary…14 Mar 2019HANSARDCivil Service PayCan the Minister confirm that permanent secretaries agreed a 1% pay offer across the board in Departments last year? Does that not make a mockery of the fact that the Government…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionAmong the other documents that the Minister referred to that are going to be published in the next few hours, will he confirm whether the Government’s economic impact assessment…11 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Today is the 10th anniversary of the blacklist of construction workers being exposed, and today various news reports detail the extraordinary admissions in the Creadon report…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Protection for WorkersThe Secretary of State started by talking about his party’s record on workers’ rights. He will forgive me for questioning whether the political party that put into legislation the…06 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Can the Minister confirm that infant formula will be covered by the statutory instrument? How would he respond to the concern that many of us have about the fact that standards…28 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It a pleasure to see you in the Chair of yet another Delegated Legislation Committee, Mr Evans. Like many of the other statutory instruments that we have considered in the last…28 Feb 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirThe prime minister of Kashmir was in Glasgow last weekend discussing with a cross-party group of political representatives there the situation in Kashmir. The prime minister of…27 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationOn zero-hours contracts, does it alarm the right hon. Gentleman that someone on universal credit who comes out of a zero-hours contract job could be sanctioned, whereas if they…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThe Prime Minister again mentioned workers’ rights in her statement, yet the explanatory notes on the four statutory instruments that have been in Committee so far acknowledge…26 Feb 2019HANSARDEmployment and Support Allowance: UnderpaymentsWe know that many people who fall on hard times can go on and off the radar, and some who have been underpaid may since have become homeless. Will the Minister tell us what…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Honda in SwindonOur thoughts on these Benches are with the people of Swindon, those whose jobs are at risk and those in the supply chain who face further uncertainty. Unite the union made the…19 Feb 2019