To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury Civil Service Fast Stream staff are being required to work in (a) Darlington, (b) Glasgow or (c) Manchester, as part of their tenure in the Fast Stream.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury Civil Service Fast Stream staff are being required to work in (a) Darlington, (b) Glasgow or (c) Manchester, as part of their tenure in the Fast Stream.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions she has had with (a) Civil Service representatives and (b) trade unions regarding (i) the movement of civil service workforce from London to Manchester and (ii) the related logistical costs.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions she has had with (a) Civil Service representatives and (b) trade unions regarding (i) the movement of civil service workforce from London to Manchester and (ii) the related logistical costs.

I am making this statement on behalf of the Prime Minister to bring to the attention of the House the following changes to the Machinery of Government.

Today, we are fundamentally rewiring the state, changing the geography of government to deliver a stronger, more strategic centre that empowers local leaders, and...

I am making this statement on behalf of the Prime Minister to bring to the attention of the House the following changes to the Machinery of Government.

Today, we are fundamentally rewiring the state, changing the geography of government to deliver a stronger, more strategic centre that empowers local leaders, and...

My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General, John Glen MP, has today made the following statement:

Today we have published the latest statistics relating to Places for Growth role relocations. This publication sets out a Places for Growth programme overview, relocation data collection and...

My Rt Hon Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General, John Glen MP, has today made the following statement:

Today we have published the latest statistics relating to Places for Growth role relocations. This publication sets out a Places for Growth programme overview, relocation data collection and...

Today we have published the latest statistics relating to Places for Growth role relocations. This publication sets out a Places for Growth programme overview, relocation data collection and methodology and progress against programme targets 2020-2023. Relocations data is broken down by nation, region, location, grade and department; cumulatively providing a...

Today we have published the latest statistics relating to Places for Growth role relocations. This publication sets out a Places for Growth programme overview, relocation data collection and methodology and progress against programme targets 2020-2023. Relocations data is broken down by nation, region, location, grade and department; cumulatively providing a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a further assessment of the adequacy of the proposed site for the new Chinese Embassy at the Royal Mint Court following the events outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a further assessment of the adequacy of the proposed site for the new Chinese Embassy at the Royal Mint Court following the events outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Business Service work place programme, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of relocating staff into existing government hubs in Liverpool and Manchester compared with consolidating staff workplaces to a single site.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Business Service work place programme, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of relocating staff into existing government hubs in Liverpool and Manchester compared with consolidating staff workplaces to a single site.

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I. High Speed Two: Western Leg design refinement. Consultation map book. 64p. II. High Speed Two: Phase 2b design refinement. Consultation response. 36p. III. HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg design refinement. Consultation. 52p. IV. High Speed Two Phase 2b Crewe to Manchester West Midlands to Leeds. Safeguarding Directions with guidance...

Agreed to on question.

Agreed to on question.

Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair.

I am pleased to have been able to secure this very important debate on a matter that affects so many of my constituents and their families. Working at Shop Direct...

Thank you for calling me to speak, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair.

I am pleased to have been able to secure this very important debate on a matter that affects so many of my constituents and their families. Working at Shop Direct...

I wonder if my hon. Friend is aware of the ironic fact that on 23 March, just three weeks before it announced the closures, Shop Direct was crowned best employer at the Retail Week awards 2018 for its

“coordinated programme of pioneering initiatives designed to empower colleagues, support new talent and...

I wonder if my hon. Friend is aware of the ironic fact that on 23 March, just three weeks before it announced the closures, Shop Direct was crowned best employer at the Retail Week awards 2018 for its

“coordinated programme of pioneering initiatives designed to empower colleagues, support new talent and...

Absolutely. The irony is not lost on me, and I will come on to that.

What was so disappointing was the failure of Shop Direct to engage with anyone. As Shop Direct directors revealed on the morning of this announcement, this move has been planned for more than 18 months, and...

Absolutely. The irony is not lost on me, and I will come on to that.

What was so disappointing was the failure of Shop Direct to engage with anyone. As Shop Direct directors revealed on the morning of this announcement, this move has been planned for more than 18 months, and...

I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this issue to the House for consideration. Does she agree that it is time the Government began to intervene to encourage big businesses to remain in situ, especially considering that profits appear in this case to be 14.6% on the back of 15.9%...

I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this issue to the House for consideration. Does she agree that it is time the Government began to intervene to encourage big businesses to remain in situ, especially considering that profits appear in this case to be 14.6% on the back of 15.9%...

Absolutely; I could not agree more.

Shop Direct was created from the merger of the mail order and retail companies Littlewoods and Great Universal Stores, and the sites affected in Shaw, Little Hulton and Raven are the last remaining fulfilment sites in the north-west region. The company has been providing employment...

Absolutely; I could not agree more.

Shop Direct was created from the merger of the mail order and retail companies Littlewoods and Great Universal Stores, and the sites affected in Shaw, Little Hulton and Raven are the last remaining fulfilment sites in the north-west region. The company has been providing employment...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate and on the sterling work she has done to co-ordinate our collective response to this issue. Many people have worked for Shop Direct over many generations, right from the early days of Littlewoods, some with 30 or 40 years of...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate and on the sterling work she has done to co-ordinate our collective response to this issue. Many people have worked for Shop Direct over many generations, right from the early days of Littlewoods, some with 30 or 40 years of...

Absolutely; my hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. This is a thriving business, and the callous disregard with which the workers have been treated is absolutely shameful. My hon. Friend the Member for Heywood and Middleton pointed to the fact that this business was named employer of...

Absolutely; my hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. This is a thriving business, and the callous disregard with which the workers have been treated is absolutely shameful. My hon. Friend the Member for Heywood and Middleton pointed to the fact that this business was named employer of...

I want to ask my hon. Friend about the Little Hulton employees. Unemployment in Little Hulton is double the national average. As she has already said, no consideration has been shown for the loyalty of the staff there, many of whom have worked for the firm for decades. When we...

I want to ask my hon. Friend about the Little Hulton employees. Unemployment in Little Hulton is double the national average. As she has already said, no consideration has been shown for the loyalty of the staff there, many of whom have worked for the firm for decades. When we...