To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office headcount and payroll data for July 2026, published on 25 August 2026, whether future editions of that data will break down staff based in (a) the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet, (b) No10 North,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office headcount and payroll data for July 2026, published on 25 August 2026, whether future editions of that data will break down staff based in (a) the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet, (b) No10 North,...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of adopting progressive remuneration policies on trends in the level of costs to suppliers and the public pursue.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of adopting progressive remuneration policies on trends in the level of costs to suppliers and the public pursue.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans for contingency arrangements in the event of disruption to payroll services under the Synergy programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans for contingency arrangements in the event of disruption to payroll services under the Synergy programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of payroll delivery under the Synergy shared services programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards are in place to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of payroll delivery under the Synergy shared services programme.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Department covered by the Pay Remit Guidance had its 2022/23 budget increased or altered to enable the £1,500 Pay Remit Guidance payment to be made.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Department covered by the Pay Remit Guidance had its 2022/23 budget increased or altered to enable the £1,500 Pay Remit Guidance payment to be made.

To ask His Majesty's Government which Government departments, Executive Agencies and Arm’s-Length Bodies operate optional remuneration arrangements; and what categories of benefit are provided under those arrangements.

To ask His Majesty's Government which Government departments, Executive Agencies and Arm’s-Length Bodies operate optional remuneration arrangements; and what categories of benefit are provided under those arrangements.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average daily rate of pay is for consultants working across Whitehall Departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average daily rate of pay is for consultants working across Whitehall Departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the wage bill of the (a) Civil Service, (b) central Government Departments and (c) public sector was in (i) June 2024 and (ii) the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the wage bill of the (a) Civil Service, (b) central Government Departments and (c) public sector was in (i) June 2024 and (ii) the latest period for which data is available.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle(a) insecure work and (b) level of pay for workers employed in outsourced services in government departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle(a) insecure work and (b) level of pay for workers employed in outsourced services in government departments.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I would like to make a few points about public sector

capabilities, compatibility with the profit motive, and the process for outsourcing.

Before I start, I would like to reinforce the comments that the hon. Member for Alloa and Grangemouth...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I would like to make a few points about public sector

capabilities, compatibility with the profit motive, and the process for outsourcing.

Before I start, I would like to reinforce the comments that the hon. Member for Alloa and Grangemouth...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered outsourcing by Government departments.

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I am pleased to have secured this debate on outsourcing in Government Departments, in which I also intend to discuss the outsourcing of public services more widely,...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered outsourcing by Government departments.

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I am pleased to have secured this debate on outsourcing in Government Departments, in which I also intend to discuss the outsourcing of public services more widely,...

I thank my hon. Friend for his kind words and wholeheartedly agree with his comments. The whole premise of outsourcing has been to reduce costs, and that is visited on the workforce in terms of pay and other terms and conditions, with the disproportionate impact that he describes, which I...

I thank my hon. Friend for his kind words and wholeheartedly agree with his comments. The whole premise of outsourcing has been to reduce costs, and that is visited on the workforce in terms of pay and other terms and conditions, with the disproportionate impact that he describes, which I...

My hon. Friend is entirely right. That is yet another example of the tension and conflict between delivering high-quality public services and driving down costs, which leaves the people who deliver the services in poverty. That has to be addressed.

Similarly, in the railways, the RMT says that outsourced workers struggle...

My hon. Friend is entirely right. That is yet another example of the tension and conflict between delivering high-quality public services and driving down costs, which leaves the people who deliver the services in poverty. That has to be addressed.

Similarly, in the railways, the RMT says that outsourced workers struggle...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. In Bradford, there was an attempt at outsourced back-door privatisation, which was successfully fought off by me alongside trade unions. Does he agree that trade unions play a crucial role and that it is shameful that, in the disputes he talks of,...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. In Bradford, there was an attempt at outsourced back-door privatisation, which was successfully fought off by me alongside trade unions. Does he agree that trade unions play a crucial role and that it is shameful that, in the disputes he talks of,...

I am lost on that one—completely. There are conspiracy theories here that I have never even heard of or even thought of, so I will pass on that one.

What we are asking the Minister for today is a strategy. The first step in that strategy must be to meet the...

I am lost on that one—completely. There are conspiracy theories here that I have never even heard of or even thought of, so I will pass on that one.

What we are asking the Minister for today is a strategy. The first step in that strategy must be to meet the...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) on securing this crucial debate. I have had the privilege of standing in solidarity with the facilities management staff and speaking at the PCS pickets...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) on securing this crucial debate. I have had the privilege of standing in solidarity with the facilities management staff and speaking at the PCS pickets...

I spent the last 10 years, under our two previous leaders, working on our outsourcing. It is hard to summarise 10 years’ work in three and a half minutes, but I came to the conclusion that outsourcing simply does not work for a number of reasons that I will outline...

I spent the last 10 years, under our two previous leaders, working on our outsourcing. It is hard to summarise 10 years’ work in three and a half minutes, but I came to the conclusion that outsourcing simply does not work for a number of reasons that I will outline...