Tag: Louise Haigh

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-11-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of using external agencies for recruitment to Senior Civil Service posts in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The cost to the Department for Transport (including its executive agencies, but excluding its non-departmental public bodies)using external agencies for therecruitmentof Senior Civil Serviceposts in the last three financial years is set out below:

Financial year 2012/2013 – £195,596.40

Financial year 2013/2014 – £219,587.08

Financial year 2014/2015 – £198,740.56

The financial data on the cost of using external agencies for the recruitment of Senior Civil Service posts in the financial years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 are not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-12-01.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants in his Department are in the redeployment pool.

Harriett Baldwin

The function of the redeployment pool is to give appropriate support to employees who have become surplus as a permanent post no longer exists for them. The redeployment pool helps them remain in employment and provides priority access to vacancies before they are advertised across Treasury.

There are no employees in the HMT redeployment pool.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-11-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants were employed in his Department in each year from 2010 to 2015.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The number of people employed in the Department for Transport in each financial year is shown for each year in the table below. As at March 15 there were 17,142 employees.

Headcount	Mar ’10	Mar ’11	Mar ’12	Mar ’13	Mar ’14	Mar ’15
DFT central Dept	2,009	1,822	1,669	1,744	1,854	1,841
Driver Standards Agency	2,697	2,607	2,584	2,441	2,264	**
Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency	6,445	6,360	6,326	6,457	5,568	5,794
Driver Vehicle Standards Agency						4,520
Government Car Despatch Agency	329	235	178	91	*	*
Highways Agency	3,834	3,633	3,488	3,331	3,471	3,757
Maritime and Coastguard Agency	1,230	1,142	1,118	1,086	1,073	1,064
Vehicle Certification Agency	149	147	156	156	163	166
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency	2,527	2,305	2,206	2,265	2,268	**
Total DfT	19,220	18,251	17,725	17,571	16,661	17,142

Notes to Data

* GCDA ceased to be an Agency and joined the central Department as the Government Car Service (GCS) in July 2012, but continued to report their staff separately until March 2013 due to using a different shared services system. After this date, the GCS was reported as part of the central Department

** In April 2014 DSA and VOSA merged to form a new Agency called the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons recipients of personal independence payments are called for reassessment.

Justin Tomlinson

Personal Independence Payment is designed to ensure decisions on entitlement, award lengths and timing of reviews are appropriate and evidence-based.

All ongoing awards, regardless of duration, will be reviewed periodically to ensure that the individual continues to receive the correct amount of benefit. Where we have sufficient evidence to do so, we will conduct a paper based assessment without the need for the claimant to attend a face to face assessment.

The claimant can also ask for a review if the daily living needs or mobility needs arising change.

Reviews can result in a higher or lower award or no change.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times he published data relating to his Department’s staff salaries in the calendar year 2015.

Matthew Hancock

During the calendar year 2015, data relating to the salaries of staff in my Department was published on five occasions.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the current advertisement on the Morgan Hunt website for a post of stakeholder engagement consultant, in which department the successful candidate will work; who that person will report to; and who will approve that appointment.

Andrea Leadsom

The advertisement is for an appointment for a limited period within the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The appointee will be approved by and report to an official at Grade 6 level within the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil and will provide support to the team in its communications activities, which will include the production of core engagement materials for use with a range of different audiences in order to explain complex information in an easily digestible format. Once a suitable candidate has been identified, final approval will be sought from DECC HR.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-29.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether hon. Members can raise issues relating to Concentrix when using the hotline to HM Revenue and Customs for hon. Members.

Mr David Gauke

I refer the honorable lady to the answer I provided on 23 November to question 17151. http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-11-23/17151/

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-02-05.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what cyber-security training civil servants are required to undertake (a) as part of their induction and (b) during their employment.

Matthew Hancock

All civil servants undertake information security training; including the e-learning course, "Responsible for Information" as part of their induction and as a yearly refresher, plus further training as necessary.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the comment by Peter Wilkinson, Director of Rail Passenger Services at his Department, of 22 February 2016, about future industrial relations between his Department and transport unions is accurate.

Claire Perry

The Department for Transport is committed to continuing to work constructively with the Transport Unions in the coming years to deliver the best possible transport services for all passengers, users and taxpayers.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many representations he has received on the exploitation of unpaid trials in the (a) service, (b) print and (c) retail sector.

Nick Boles

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, BIS Ministers and officials are in frequent contact with a wide range of stakeholders on labour market issues, including issues around internships. The Low Pay Commission also consults on a range of issues, including internships, and submits its findings to Government each year to inform its recommendations on the National Minimum Wage. We are not aware of any recent, formal representations relating only to exploitation of unpaid interns in the specified sectors.