Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with regard to the Mapeley-Salisbury STEPS contract for cleaning services in Northern Ireland, how much HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has paid towards the Mapeley-Salisbury STEPS contract for cleaning services in Northern Ireland; what arrangements HMRC and Mapeley have in place to monitor the STEPS contract with staff representatives; for what reasons former civil servants employed by ISS on the Mapeley STEPS contract have not received a pay award in 2013 in line with the terms of the contract; and if he will make a statement.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are unable to provide a breakdown of payments by service as this information is commercially sensitive. HMRC monitors the performance of its contractor regularly under a range of provisions. HMRC are unable to comment on the terms and conditions of ISS employees as this information is commercially sensitive.