Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on whether private asset management companies can play a role in the delivery of key public services.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Government is determined to rebuild public services so that they deliver high standards and good outcomes for users and value for money for the taxpayer.
In the Budget, the Chancellor announced significant additional investment in key public services, such as the NHS. Our reform agenda is also central to improving public services going forward, including to drive greater efficiency and productivity.
Asked by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to consolidate the number of national pay bargaining units in the civil service.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Pay arrangements for civil servants below the Senior Civil Service are delegated to departments. Under the framework of delegation, each department and agency has the power to determine its own terms and conditions of employment and is therefore a separate bargaining unit. Each department and agency is therefore responsible for consultation (or for certain matters, negotiation) with trade unions subject to the annual Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance. This has been the case since 1996. Departments each have their own local pay bargaining units to engage with trade unions.