Industrial Action

Debate between Derek Twigg and Lord Maude of Horsham

Wednesday 30th November 2011 Commons Chamber

[Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)]

The Minister says that he has huge respect for public sector workers, but at the same time his Government are sacking tens of thousands of them. Regarding lower-paid part-time women workers, will he put in the Library some examples of the impact that the change from RPI to CPI has had on their pensions?

[Mr Maude]

We have made available a huge range of information about the effects of the changes to public sector pensions, and there will continue to be more as the negotiations make further progress in the weeks ahead.

I just want to make this point about the job losses. I very much regret that there will continue to be job losses in the public sector. If we had not inherited the biggest budget deficit in the developed world from the Government of whom the hon. Gentleman was a member, those jobs would not be at risk today.

Public Bodies Reform

Debate between Derek Twigg and Lord Maude of Horsham

Thursday 14th October 2010 Commons Chamber

[Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)]

There is great concern in the field of health about the impact of the changes in loss of expertise, which we will examine closely in the coming days and weeks. Would the Minister today like to give a guarantee on the Floor of the House that there will be absolutely no loss of expertise?

[Mr Maude]

I am pretty sure there will be no such loss. If functions need to be carried out, the expertise deployed in doing so will be maintained.