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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What steps his Department is taking to accelerate the delivery of transport infrastructure projects. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Jan 2021
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"My right hon. Friend is used to me bending his ear about the Toft Hill bypass, but today I am mixing it up. Last week, I held a call with residents of Whorlton, Wycliffe and the surrounding villages about the full closure of Whorlton bridge. Durham County Council has funding …..."
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Written Question
Arms Length Bodies
Thursday 17th December 2020

Asked by: Dehenna Davison (Conservative - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on ensuring the effective control of levels of pay in arm's-length bodies connected to his Department.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris

Transport bodies deliver complex, nationally important, infrastructure that is critical to building back better – however exceptional pay demands exceptional performance and remuneration must be proportionate. We are firmly focused on addressing the issue of high pay within the transport sector. The overall senior pay bill to taxpayers has reduced this year by over £1 million, and we intend to continue this trend.

Each year, the Cabinet Office publishes transparency data on senior salaries at public sector bodies. Analysis of this data since 2015 for Network Rail, Highways England and HS2 Ltd shows that an overall downward trend in pay awards to these high earners has begun, both in numbers of staff involved and total spend.

The Secretary of State has taken a personal interest in this issue and is bearing down on senior pay at the Department of Transport’s Arms-Length Bodies. This includes agreeing with some CEOs and Chairs voluntary, temporary, pay cuts in the light of current economic circumstances.

Taxpayers must be confident that their money is being spent wisely, with due regard to real-world performance and conditions.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 May 2020
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" What fiscal steps he is taking to support local authorities during the covid-19 outbreak. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 May 2020
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"I welcome the Treasury’s unprecedented package of support, including the provision of grants, which are benefiting many of the smallest businesses right across Bishop Auckland, but many small businesses in my constituency and others do not pay business rates because they are in shared spaces. What steps is the Treasury …..."
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