Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Derek Thomas Excerpts
Wednesday 19th December 2018

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Oliver Dowden Portrait The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Oliver Dowden)
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The hon. Gentleman has raised the issue of Capita’s Army recruitment contract. I can tell him that we have a plan to address those challenges. We are working on a manning campaign, and we are in close contact with the chief executive of Capita to deal with precisely that issue.

Derek Thomas Portrait Derek Thomas (St Ives) (Con)
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T7. It is right that we try to ensure that the voting system is as fair as possible. What work is the Minister doing to improve the current system, and does she agree that a close link between constituents and their representatives is important?

Chloe Smith Portrait The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Chloe Smith)
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Yes, I agree that the link with constituencies is extremely important, and, as my hon. Friend will know, we are committed to keeping the first-past-the-post system for that reason.