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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 15th January 2020

Asked by: Mary Glindon (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Chief Executive of the Government Property Agency plans to respond to the letter from the PCS Union dated 27 September 2019 from the PCS Union and the follow-up email from PCS dated 21 October 2019.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

A response to the PCS correspondence is being considered, and a reply will be issued shortly.

Written Question
Government Departments: Equal Pay
Monday 4th November 2019

Asked by: Mary Glindon (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether each Department has set a target for the elimination of the gender pay gap in their workforce; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby

In 2017, the Government introduced world-leading legislation that made it statutory for organisations with 250 or more employees to report annually on their gender pay gap. Government departments are covered by the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 which came into force on 31 March 2017. These regulations underpin the Public Sector Equality Duty and require the relevant organisations to publish their gender pay gap data by 30 March annually.

Each year, in addition to reporting the figures required by the legislation each department publishes a stand alone report outlining the reasons that contribute to their gender pay gap and the action plans aimed at reducing it. At present there is no set date by which gender pay gaps will be eliminated and it is acknowledged that it will take many years.

Individual departmental gender pay gap reports are available on gov.uk.

Written Question
Government Property Agency: Public and Commercial Services Union
Tuesday 29th October 2019

Asked by: Mary Glindon (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government Property Agency has to recognise the PCS union for its facility management contracts.

Answered by Lord Hart of Tenby

Recognition of Trade Union bodies is a matter for the relevant employers to determine. The Government Property Agency works with its Facilities Management providers to ensure effective engagement of both parties in cases where recognition has not yet been achieved.

Contracts also set out agreement that the Principles of Good Employment Practice (as published by the Cabinet Office) will apply in regarding the employee engagement. A key principle of this is:

“Government recognises the premise that engagement between employee, employer and a recognised trade union where appropriate can be a key to unlocking productivity and creating a motivated workforce that feels respected, involved, heard, is well led and valued by those they work for and with.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6.   The Government’s previous offers to reduce the pension age of prison officers have included unrelated changes to their terms and conditions, such as a derisory three-year pay deal. Will the Minister agree to sit round the table with the POA union to negotiate this issue solely on its own?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q11. The Prime Minister’s Government have once more lost in court to a public sector union, the Fire Brigades Union, over pensions. While fighting this case, the Government penalised all public sector workers by suspending pension valuations, meaning poorly paid frontline civil servants, many in the Public and Commercial Services …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"13. With no governance in Northern Ireland accountable to the public, what steps will the Secretary of State take to improve this?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q6.   Having experienced their average salary fall by over £2,000 a year since 2010, and expecting just a 1% pay rise this year, civil servants in the Public and Commercial Services Union are rightly being balloted for industrial action. Will the Minister tell the House when these civil servants will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q14. Will the Prime Minister quickly intervene to overcome the difficulties at the Home Office which are obstructing my constituent, Lara Smith, from accessing her vital medication, Dronabinol, and which may mean that she will have to face unaffordable procurement costs, plus hundreds of pounds for the drug itself?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Dec 2018
Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote

"I agree with my hon. Friend that people being called stupid was completely wrong. Does she agree that people in North Tyneside, although I did not agree with the way they voted, were right when they made a decision against unscrupulous work practices and foreign agencies bringing in European workers …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on drug-related crime in Wales. ..."
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