Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in 2021.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
In the 2021 calendar year, Cabinet Office spent £7.587 million on external recruitment services (consultancy). Included within this total figure is expenditure totalling £7.254m, attributed to the Government Recruitment Service for external recruitment services (consultancy) which was incurred by the Cabinet Office and recharged to other Government Departments.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of central Government public sector procurement spending awarded outside London was awarded directly to small and medium sized enterprises in the last financial year.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
This information is not held centrally.
The latest procurement figures for 2020/21 show that across central government, £19.3 billion, representing 26.9% of spending, was paid to small and medium sized businesses to help deliver public services. This figure is an increase of £3.7 billion on the previous year, and the highest since records began in 2013.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) mean and (b) median salary is for Senior Civil Servants based (i) in London and (ii) outside London.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The mean annual salary for civil servants at grade 7 and above as of March 2022 was £64,730 in London and £60,000 outside London (including overseas).
As of March 2022, 2.5% of civil servants (with a reported ethnicity) at grade 7 and above reported their ethnicity as black.
The mean annual salary for civil servants who reported their ethnicity as black was £33,380, with the median at £31,060, as of March 2022.
The mean annual salary for senior civil servants working in London as of April 2021 was £88,420, with the median at £80,400. For those outside London (including overseas) the mean was £87,630 and the median was £81,450.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the (a) mean and (b) median salary for black civil servants.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The mean annual salary for civil servants at grade 7 and above as of March 2022 was £64,730 in London and £60,000 outside London (including overseas).
As of March 2022, 2.5% of civil servants (with a reported ethnicity) at grade 7 and above reported their ethnicity as black.
The mean annual salary for civil servants who reported their ethnicity as black was £33,380, with the median at £31,060, as of March 2022.
The mean annual salary for senior civil servants working in London as of April 2021 was £88,420, with the median at £80,400. For those outside London (including overseas) the mean was £87,630 and the median was £81,450.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants at Grade 7 and above are black.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The mean annual salary for civil servants at grade 7 and above as of March 2022 was £64,730 in London and £60,000 outside London (including overseas).
As of March 2022, 2.5% of civil servants (with a reported ethnicity) at grade 7 and above reported their ethnicity as black.
The mean annual salary for civil servants who reported their ethnicity as black was £33,380, with the median at £31,060, as of March 2022.
The mean annual salary for senior civil servants working in London as of April 2021 was £88,420, with the median at £80,400. For those outside London (including overseas) the mean was £87,630 and the median was £81,450.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average annual salary is for grade seven civil servants and above (a) inside and (b) outside London.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The mean annual salary for civil servants at grade 7 and above as of March 2022 was £64,730 in London and £60,000 outside London (including overseas).
As of March 2022, 2.5% of civil servants (with a reported ethnicity) at grade 7 and above reported their ethnicity as black.
The mean annual salary for civil servants who reported their ethnicity as black was £33,380, with the median at £31,060, as of March 2022.
The mean annual salary for senior civil servants working in London as of April 2021 was £88,420, with the median at £80,400. For those outside London (including overseas) the mean was £87,630 and the median was £81,450.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Senior Civil Servants are based outside London.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
As at June 2022, the percentage of Senior Civil Servants (SCS) based outside London is 35.7% on headcount basis and 36.0% on a full-time equivalent basis (FTE). SCS working overseas and in the devolved administrations have been included in this calculation. This data is provisional and subject to routine revisions over time.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what payments were made to civil servants in his Department for relocation costs to government offices outside London in 2021.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
In 2021, a total amount of £68,187.46 was paid to Civil Servants for relocation costs where they moved from London office locations to identified growth locations. These costs covered: Estate agent fees, Solicitor fees, Removal fees, Rental fees, Travel costs and Broadband set up fees. This information was gathered from the Cabinet Office iExpenses payroll system.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure Ministers follow security procedures when dealing with official documents.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government takes matters of security very seriously. Government Departments routinely provide advice and guidance, including to ministers, on the appropriate handling of Government information.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure all official-sensitive documents are not distributed via personal channels.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government takes matters of security very seriously. Government Departments routinely provide advice and guidance, including to ministers, on the appropriate handling of Government information.