Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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Civil Servants: Reduction in Numbers
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts(1 year, 10 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
I repeat that the areas that need more resource will be provided with it, and the figures I gave on passports within 10 weeks and driving licences are absolutely correct. However, there has to be recognition that new ways of working demand that we look at our workforce and decide how it is best served to deliver for that organisation—for example, in the area of automation.
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
My Lords, my noble friend has touched on working from home and trying to reach an accommodation with civil servants in this regard. Will she give us an assurance that civil servants who are working from home are not claiming and being paid a London weighting allowance?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
What I can say to my noble friend is that the reductions will be laid out in more detail in due course. I cannot give her an answer, because I suspect that there is not one at this time.