The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Office for National Statistics includes in its estimate of newly-created private sector jobs those which have been reclassified from public to private sector as a result of privatisation or outsourcing.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-06-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he has given on the role of employers in supporting the uptake and delivery of employer-supported childcare.
Nicky Morgan
HM Revenue & Customs has published extensive guidance to help employers run successful childcare schemes, including the Employer Helpbook E18 ‘How you can help your employees with childcare’.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of employees in his Department of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
Mr Philip Dunne
This information is not available in the format requested as flexible working patterns are agreed at a local level.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
Andrea Leadsom
HM Treasury have not transferred any jobs to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing since May 2010.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-06-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that childcare providers receive payments from National Savings and Investments on time.
Nicky Morgan
On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department last visited a private, voluntary or independent sector childcare setting in an official capacity.
Elizabeth Truss
Records show that the most recent visits undertaken to PVI provision by Ministers in the Department for Education are as follows.
I visited Little Rainbows Day Nursery on 20 March 2014. My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, visited Norwood Kennedy Leigh Family Centre in November 2013.
It should be noted that we do not keep records of the specific business model of every nursery or childcare setting Ministers visit. Therefore, it is possible that other visits have been undertaken, details of which are not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
Brandon Lewis
The Department has not transferred any departmental jobs from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing since May 2010.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-06-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional burdens the impact assessment identified for childcare providers operating tax-free childcare scheme.
Nicky Morgan
Information on burdens for childcare providers associated with the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare can be found in the Impact Assessment: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/318698/document2014-06-10-104244-1.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of employees in his Department of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
Gregory Barker
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has a Flexible Working policy which allows its staff to apply to work through a range of flexible working options. These include part time working, job sharing, compressed hours, as well as working from home on an occasional or more regular basis or as part of a formal arrangements where staff are officially based at home. DECC does not hold central records of those staff who have made a statutory application for flexible working.
Information relating to staff who work part time is recorded centrally and the proportion of those by (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender is set out in the tables below.
Civil Service pay grade
|
Full Time |
Part Time |
|
|
AO |
89% |
11% |
|
EO |
93% |
7% |
|
HEO |
96% |
4% |
|
FASTSTREAM |
100% |
0% |
|
SEO |
95% |
5% |
|
G7 |
91% |
9% |
|
G6 |
86% |
14% |
|
SCS |
91% |
9% |
|
Grand Total |
92% |
8% |
Gender
|
Full Time |
Part Time |
|
|
Female |
86% |
14% |
|
Male |
98% |
2% |
|
Grand Total |
92% |
8% |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
Mr Philip Dunne
Transfer of work from the public to the private sector continues to be considered, among other options, as a way to deliver the savings set out at the Spending Review and to increase the efficiency of Government. The Department ensures that the staff involved in such transfers are treated fairly and consistently and that their terms and conditions are protected through Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) arrangements.
A full breakdown of civilian outflow from the MOD, including through privatisation of function, is provided in the MOD Quarterly Civilian Personnel Reports. The latest version (as at 1 January 2014, published on 6 February 2014) can be found at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284487/civilian-personnel-report-1_january_2014.pdf