Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of staff currently employed by his Department who are apprentices.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
As set out in the Civil Service apprenticeship strategy, the Civil Service has pledged to achieve 30,000 apprenticeship starts in England by 2020, annually delivering 2.3% of our workforce in England as apprenticeship starts.
Public sector organisations with 250 or more staff in England have an apprenticeships target of 2.3% of their headcount between April 2017 and March 2021. The target is for new apprenticeship starts, which includes new hires and existing staff that begin an apprenticeship.. The Civil Service is subject to the target and is treated as one organisation for this purpose. The target is assessed as an average over four years between April 2017 and March 2021, and is set annually by taking 2.3 per cent of headcount in England the day before the financial year begins.
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Question 120865 on reports commissioned by his Department on looked-after children, for what reasons his Department has not answered the Question, which was due for answer on 8 January 2018.
Answered by David Lidington
I refer my Hon Friend to the answer given to PQ120865 on 25th January.
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2018 to Question 120865, if he will publish the reports (a) his Department and (b) other Government Departments have produced as a result of work to track the number of looked after children or children subject to child protection or child in need plans.
Answered by David Lidington
Referring to the answer of 25 January 2018 to Question 120865, it is not the practice of the Government to disclose internal discussions and advice to Ministers.
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which reports or reviews have been commissioned or conducted by his Department in respect of the number of looked after children or children subject to child protection or child in need plans.
Answered by David Lidington
The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister by tracking the delivery of the Government's programme. This includes working with departments to track the number of looked after children or children subject to child protection or child in need plans.
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for the harmonisation of the surveys on Living Costs and on Living Conditions; what consultation will take place on that harmonisation; and what the process will be for the formulation of questions for the new harmonised survey.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on when the Government plans to end the public sector pay freeze.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Government greatly values the important work that public sector workers do to deliver essential public services. I hold regular bi-laterals with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Summer Budget 2015 confirmed that the Government would fund public sector workforces for an average pay award of 1 per cent for the next four years.
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department reported experiencing bullying or harassment at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 17 March 2015 to UIN: 226959
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in his Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Government will shortly publish a review by Disability Rights UK which examines the health and disability-related barriers to progression within the Civil Service. Alongside it we will publish a refreshed Talent Action Plan which responds to its conclusions. Analysis of responses to the People Survey will be included.
Asked by: Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by his Department received each level of performance rating in their end of year performance assessment for 2013-14.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Performance ratings have not been finalised for Cabinet Office staff for 2013-14.