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Written Question
Strikes: Economic Growth
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Liam Fox (Conservative - North Somerset)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the ONS has made of the impact of strike action on growth in (a) each of the last three quarters and (b) June.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 1 September is attached.

Written Question
Civil Servants: Dismissal
Wednesday 3rd May 2023

Asked by: Liam Fox (Conservative - North Somerset)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees have been dismissed from the civil service in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The number of dismissals in the Civil Service for each of the last 10 years are shown in the table below. The number of dismissals for the year ending 31 March 2023 are scheduled for release on 26 July 2023 as part of the National Statistics bulletin Civil Service Statistics 2023. The number of staff leaving, by leaving cause, is published as one of the standard tables and all of the dismissal data presented in the answer is already in the public domain.

Table 1: Number of dismissals in the Civil Service, 2012/13 to 2021/22

Year ending

Number

31 March 2013

2,390

31 March 2014

2,340

31 March 2015

2,460

31 March 2016

2,570

31 March 2017

2,590

31 March 2018

2,220

31 March 2019

2,360

31 March 2020

2,570

31 March 2021

1,880

31 March 2022

1,950

Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office

Figures rounded to nearest 10

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q11. Does my right hon. Friend agree that choices always have consequences? Putin has chosen to inflict death and destruction on the people of Ukraine and must be made to pay, but others, including those in the Russian military and Russian oligarchs, could still choose to be on the right …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Feb 2022
Ukraine

"The 1994 Budapest memorandum saw Ukraine give up its nuclear weapons in return for a security guarantee signed by not only Britain and the United States, but Russia. Does my right hon. Friend believe that Ukraine would have been invaded had it retained its nuclear weapons? What does that say …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Feb 2022
Ukraine

"I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. The UK Government have behaved with integrity and honour throughout the crisis. I echo his welcoming of Chancellor Scholz’s brave decision today to freeze Nord Stream 2. However, sanctions can only achieve so much when dealing with an undemocratic state and someone like …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Dec 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q6. As we look forward to 2022, one of the dates that stands out for me is 21 March, which will be World Down Syndrome Day. In thanking the Government, and indeed all parties in the House, for their support for the Down Syndrome Bill, may I ask the Prime …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Nov 2021
G20 and COP26 World Leaders Summit

"I welcome all the progress made so far at COP26 and congratulate all those involved, including my right hon. Friend, but what will we do if we do not get agreement on article 6 and persuade countries such as China to properly price carbon into their economies? Our businesses in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Oct 2021
Speaker's Statement

"It bears repeating that James was a charming, kind, funny and intelligent man, devoted to his constituency, his country and, above all, his family. He was joy to work with, collegiate and considerate, as the Leader of the Opposition mentioned. Those of us who had the pleasure of travelling abroad …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care

"I welcome my right hon. Friend’s commitment to improve and raise NHS capacity. For decades bed occupancy rates in the NHS have been kept too high in the name of efficiency but at the expense of resilience. When it comes to reforming long-term care we need a clear set of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Sep 2021
Afghanistan

"Even if we believe that the whole Afghanistan withdrawal was a US-made policy that was ill judged and poorly executed, can I ask my right hon. Friend to reject those voices calling for the United Kingdom to pull back from the United States and seek alternative alliances elsewhere? Surely the …..."
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