Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the gender pay gap in each government department.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
The mean and median gender pay gaps for the Civil Service, as of 31 March 2021, were 7.8% and 8.1%, respectively.
Information on the gender pay gap in each government department is published annually, as part of Civil Service Statistics. A detailed breakdown of gender pay gap statistics by department, as of 31 March 2021, can be found here (published on GOV.UK on 28th July 2021).
Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the ethnicity pay gap in each government department.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
There is currently no legislative requirement or set methodology for the collection and reporting of ethnicity pay data for employers. Therefore no ethnicity pay gap figures are currently available centrally.
The Commission for Race and Ethnic Disparities recommended that employers report on ethnicity pay on a voluntary basis and publish a diagnosis and action plan to address any disparities.
The government is carefully considering the findings of the Commission’s report and will publish its response in due course, alongside the response to the 2018/19 consultation on ethnicity pay reporting.
Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money is spent by each (1) Government department, and (2) regulatory body, on advertising with (a) Google, (b) Facebook, (c) Twitter, and (d) other social media platforms.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government who they have awarded contracts to as part of their response to COVID-19; and for each such entity, (1) how many contracts have been awarded, and (2) what is the value of those contracts.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Cabinet Office does not hold the information requested, as individual departments are responsible for their own procurements.
Central Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.
Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which accountancy firms who currently hold contracts awarded by Government departments have been (1) formally criticised, or (2) fined, by any accounting regulatory body.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
This information is not held centrally.
Asked by: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the number, and (2) the value, of COVID-19-related contracts awarded to (a) KPMG, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) Deloitte, (d) Ernst & Young, (e) G4S, and (f) Serco.
Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Central Government departments have drawn on the expertise and resources of a number of public and private sector partners to support the response to Covid-19. Details of central government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search