The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Attorney General, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by the Law Officers’ Departments since May 2010.
Oliver Heald
The Law Officers’ Departments have not transferred any permanent 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 2014-04-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 411W, on families: advisory services, how many couples were eligible for the relationship support trial (a) overall and (b) in each pilot area; how many couples took part in each such trial area; and what the underspend in the project has been spent on.
Mr Edward Timpson
Information about this trial is available in the Evaluation report, which can be found at:
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/262849/DFE-_RR311.pdf
The underspend on the allocated budget for the trial has been used to meet other priorities.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of workplace nurseries available to staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department’s executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies in (i) 2010, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
Mike Penning
There were 7 workplace nurseries operated by third parties, including some provision for subsidised places, on DWP premises on 5 May 2010; all of which were still in operation on 5 February 2014.
DWP does not directly operate any workplace nurseries. The department is reviewing the position of all on site nursery provision, and until the review is complete, it cannot confirm whether any nursery will close.
No information is held on executive agencies and non-departmental bodies. There would be a disproportionate cost to source that information
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, 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.
Michael Fallon
Following the sale of 60% of Government shares in Royal Mail on15 October 2013 some 150,000Royal Mail jobs in the UKtransferred from the public sector to the private sector.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-06-16.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department will give childcare provides on the introduction of tax-free childcare.
Nicky Morgan
The Government’s response to the consultation on design and operation of Tax-Free Childcare, published on 18th March 2014, sets out that the Government will work with stakeholders to develop guidance and communications to support childcare providers to understand the scheme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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 Francis Maude
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
Some of the information requested is not held centrally. However, all of these options are available to employees subject to business needs.
Fewer than five employees are currently recorded as working (iii) from home in a formal arrangement.
The proportion of employees by Pay Grade who work part-time hours as at 28 February 2014 is shown in the table below:
|
CO Payband (CS Equivalent) |
% Part Time |
|
PERM SEC |
0% |
|
SCS3 |
14% |
|
SCS2 |
5% |
|
SCS1 |
8% |
|
A/BAND A (Grade 6/7) |
5% |
|
B2/BAND B2 (HEO/SEO) |
6% |
|
B/Faststream |
0% |
|
B1/BAND B1 (EO) |
9% |
|
C/BAND C (AA/AO) |
10% |
The proportion of employees by gender who work part-time hours as at 28 February 2014 is shown in the table below:
|
Gender |
% Part Time |
|
Female |
12% |
|
Male |
1% |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to private sector from (a) his Department and (b) the Office of the Leader of the House as a result of privatisation or outsourcing since May 2010.
Mr Francis Maude
The Leader of the House’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
Since May 2010, twenty-two jobs have been transferred to the Private Sector.
Six posts through the SWIRL joint venture and 16 posts with the mutual joint venture of the Behavioural Insights Team.
We know that joint ventures and mutuals can help drive up productivity and we will continue to support innovative business models.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-06-16.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish any cost benefit analysis of awarding the contract for the tax-free childcare scheme to National Savings & Investments undertaken before the decision was announced.
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.
This and the previous consultation has set out options for delivering childcare accounts through the public and private sector so that all interested parties will have had an opportunity to comment on them. These options will be assessed against the criteria set out in the consultation document, Tax-Free Childcare:consultation on childcare account provision (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313878/PU1667_Tax-Free_Childcare__consultation_on_childcare_account_provision.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 Communities and Local Government, 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.
Brandon Lewis
The proportion of Department staff currently working reduced hours by Civil Service pay grade is as follows:
|
Administrative Officer |
Executive Officer |
Higher Executive Officer |
Fast Stream |
|
|
% Part-Time |
8.7% |
11.4% |
10.3% |
2.1% |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Grade 7 |
Grade 6 |
All Senior Civil Servants |
Total |
|
|
% Part-Time |
12.5% |
14.8% |
10.0% |
12.5% |
11.7% |
The proportion of Department staff currently working reduced hours by gender is as follows:
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
% Part-Time |
2.7% |
20.3% |
11.7% |
With regards to flexi-time, the Department operates a Flexible Working Hours system of attendance under which managers may agree that staff work flexibly within certain set hours. This policy applies to all non-Senior Civil Service staff at all office locations and is subject to operational need.
The Department does not hold a central record of staff working from home, a compressed working week, job share, and term-time only. These arrangements are agreed between managers and staff and may reflect very short term arrangements as well as those of a more enduring nature. As home working and compressed hours arrangements do not impact on pay or employment terms these arrangements are not recorded on the Department’s central HR system. Where job share and term-time arrangements have an impact on pay or employment terms and conditions these staff are recorded as part-time on the Department’s central HR system.
The Department’s definition of part-time working is the same as reduced hours and so the above proportions still apply.
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.