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HANSARDRelocating Civil Service RolesI join the right hon. Gentleman in praising the leadership team at DEC. He touches on a very important point, because we do not want just to relocate jobs; we want people to have…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will not be going to Glastonbury, but I am very much looking forward to seeing Bruce Springsteen at Anfield stadium on Saturday night.05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me echo the right hon. Member’s words in paying tribute to the work that our intelligence and security agencies do in keeping us all safe every day. We discussed the Committee…05 Jun 2025HANSARDPlaces for Growth 2030Today the Government have announced further steps that they are taking to transform the civil service through: Building on the places for growth programme by bringing more…14 May 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformThis Government believe in the power of good public services to provide security and opportunity, but we are clear that the way in which the state works has to change. That is why…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformThe Health Secretary has talked about three big shifts that are part of the 10-year NHS plan. One of those shifts is from hospital to the community, which will require more…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is huge potential to increase NHS productivity through the adoption of new technology and AI. As I have said, the combination of…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformThe missions set out the Government’s long-term targets, and the plan for change sets out the key targets for the next few years. I do believe that targets can play a key role in…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformThe right hon. Member obviously has hugely important experience in this regard. He will know from that experience that the traditional system can be risk-averse, and that it can…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCivil Service ReformIt is probably true to say that a long-held frustration of some Ministers has been turnaround and the pattern of career progression, where people move on after a few years just as…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCivil Service ReformLet me thank the thousands of diligent and hard-working civil servants who are dedicated to making people’s lives better. We want to get the best for civil servants and out of…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformIt is important that we have good dialogue between all the devolved Governments and the UK Government. I believe that we do have that good dialogue in place at the moment. There…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformI do not want to interrupt the collegiate mood we have had this morning by pointing out that we had to take those decisions after the inheritance we received. I cannot speak for…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformThe Cabinet Office has tripled in size in the past decade or so. I think it is right, after growth like that, that we look at productivity and how to get the best outcomes for the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCivil Service ReformThis is another debate, which has gone on for many years and relates to the question of headcount—Governments can magically reduce headcount by creating a quango somewhere, but…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformWell, I have good news for the right hon. Gentleman. [ Laughter. ] This is parliamentary accountability in action. One of the key targets in the plan for change was to get waiting…24 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the last oral questions, we have been working to create a more focused Cabinet Office that will drive the work of reform and help to deliver on our plan for change. We have…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCivil Service ReformI work very closely with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Treasury on this matter. The truth is, civil service headcount grew by more than 100,000 in the years the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformOver recent years, the public have seen the state get bigger and taxes go up, but they have not always felt that they are getting the right outcome from those changes. To deliver…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformThe hon. Member makes a very good point. It is really important that we change the way in which policy is made—that we listen more to the frontline and work with the…24 Apr 2025