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Written Question
Post Office: Termination of Employment
Monday 20th May 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff have left the Post Office in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

I refer the Hon. Member to my response to Question 23214 on 23 April 2024.


Written Question
Post Office: Termination of Employment
Wednesday 1st May 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Post Office staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

This information is not held centrally. This is an operational matter for Post Office Ltd and we will ask the company to write to the Hon. Member.


Written Question
Department for Business and Trade: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff from its advisory non-departmental public bodies have left those bodies in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”


Written Question
Trade Remedies Authority: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Trade Remedies Authority staff have left that organisation in each year since its creation.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”


Written Question
Small Business Commissioner: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Small Business Commissioner staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”


Written Question
Regulatory Policy Committee: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Regulatory Policy Committee staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”


Written Question
Central Arbitration Committee: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Central Arbitration Committee staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”


Written Question
Competition Appeal Tribunal: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Competition Appeal Tribunal staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”


Written Question
Low Pay Commission: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Low Pay Commission staff have left that organisation in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”


Written Question
British Business Bank: Termination of Employment
Monday 29th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff left the British Business Bank in each year since 2015.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

We centrally hold some of the information requested.

In as far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics, for The Department for Business and Trade, at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The Declaration on Government Reform (2021) stated: "There is however more we must do to attract a broader range of people to the privilege of public service... It should be natural for people with careers and skills built in business to serve in government for a period, and for those in public service to spend time in organisations which are not dependent on public money... We will develop new entry routes from industry, academia, the third sector and the wider public sector, with flexibility to suit those who want to build a career in government and those who want a shorter tour of duty.”