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HANSARDFacility Time GuidanceI wish to update the House on the progress being made to monitor trade union facility time usage within the public sector. The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements)…20 May 2019HANSARD Death of John Smith: 25th AnniversaryI join other hon. Members in congratulating the hon. Members for Edinburgh South (Ian Murray) and for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald), my hon. Friend the Member for…09 May 2019HANSARDGovernment Subcontractors and Suppliers: PaymentSadly, I do not have a note on that point. I can also reassure the hon. Gentleman on his point regarding prompt payments in my own Department, the Cabinet Office. According to the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Departments: Real Living WageI find it extraordinary how the hon. Gentleman denigrates the national living wage. The national living wage has handed a pay rise of £3,000 to the lowest-paid workers since it…24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Departments: Real Living WageRelations with IPSA are a matter for the Leader of the House, not for a Cabinet Office Minister such as myself, but I have heard the hon. Gentleman’s representations and I am sure…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know what a strong champion my hon. Friend is for the city of Southampton. I have heard his representations and am very happy to extend him an invitation: officials from my…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is a major priority for the Cabinet Office, which is why earlier this month I announced £1.5 million in funding for 10 projects that will use location-based data to improve…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight those recent comments, which were clear that Labour’s outsourcing policy risks creating major implementation problems and losing…24 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this important challenge. We have set a demanding target of 33% of all Government business going to SMEs, and our forthcoming…24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Subcontractors and Suppliers: PaymentYes. My hon. Friend raises an important point. The Government already use project bank accounts on all construction projects, unless there are compelling reasons not to do so.…24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Subcontractors and Suppliers: PaymentThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to remind the House of that commitment. I announced in November that we will be bringing that policy into practice from September this year.…24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Subcontractors and Suppliers: PaymentI can tell my hon. Friend that the latest data shows that 10 of the 16 Government Departments were meeting the target of paying 90% of suppliers within five days, and 10 were also…24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Subcontractors and Suppliers: PaymentI assure the hon. Gentleman that I am dreaming of nothing but securing my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in her continued position as Prime Minister.24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Departments: Real Living WageI am pleased to tell the House that from 1 April, the Government increased the national living wage by almost 5% to £8.21 per hour, which gives an annual pay rise of almost £700…24 Apr 2019HANSARDGovernment Subcontractors and Suppliers: PaymentIt is important to all suppliers, not least small businesses, that they are paid on time. That is why I have announced that, from this September, we will exclude suppliers from…24 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic Appointments Order in CouncilToday I wish to inform the House that the Privy Council has made a revised Order in Council that makes provision for an independent commissioner to monitor the procedures adopted…11 Apr 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeThank you, Ms Buck; I will take that injunction seriously and, if I may, I will write to the hon. Gentleman to set out the policy in more detail, so that I do not detain Members…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeI certainly understand what the trade unions are trying to put forward and I completely understand their concerns about lower-paid workers. However, it should be noted that there…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeI should say from the outset that no decision has been taken or agreed by permanent secretaries. There is a very clear process for this, which is that for delegated pay, which is…19 Mar 2019HANSARD Civil Service Compensation SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) on securing this debate, and welcome the…19 Mar 2019