Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dominic Raab and Danny Alexander

Tuesday 26th June 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con)]

T9. Last year we lost the most working days to strikes in 20 years, and since the last election union leaders have never won the backing of a majority of their members for any major strike. Will my right hon. Friend task the Office for Budget Responsibility to provide annual estimates of the cost to the economy of strikes and of the concessions, paid for by taxpayers, to avoid them?

[Danny Alexander]

I am not sure that the hon. Gentleman’s suggested idea would be an appropriate task for the Office for Budget Responsibility to undertake, but he is right that strike action is costly to the economy. He would also be right to observe that it has not stopped this Government proceeding with the reform of public service pensions, and with pay restraint in the public sector, too, to help deal with the enormous mess left to us by the Labour party.

Public Service Pensions

Debate between Dominic Raab and Danny Alexander

Wednesday 2nd November 2011 Commons Chamber

[Danny Alexander]

The cost ceiling under these changes will be 8% higher than the previous cost ceiling we set out.

[Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con)]

My question has just been answered.

Public Sector Pensions

Debate between Dominic Raab and Danny Alexander

Tuesday 11th October 2011 Ministerial Corrections

[Mr Raab]

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the level of financial liability for public sector pensions.

[Official Report, 18 July 2011, Vol. 531, c. 540W.]

Letter of correction from Danny Alexander:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Esher and Walton (Mr Raab) on 18 July 2011.

The full answer given was as follows:

[Danny Alexander]

The latest estimate of the total public service pension net liability is £1,133 million, as disclosed in the unaudited summary report of the Whole of Governments Accounts for the year end 31 March 2010 published on 13 July 2011.

The correct answer should have been:

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dominic Raab and Danny Alexander

Tuesday 21st December 2010 Commons Chamber

[Danny Alexander]

I think that the hon. Lady was trying to get every subject into one question before Christmas. I do not accept the analysis that she offers. She should study more carefully the analysis in the spending review, which took into account the impact of taxation, spending reductions and welfare changes. It showed that as a share of people’s income, and taking account of benefits in kind from the state, people in the wealthiest quintile make a greater contribution to deficit reduction than the poorest. That is in keeping with the Government’s stated ambition of carrying through the unavoidable deficit reduction plan, which is necessary because of the mess that the previous Government left, in a way that is fair and supports economic growth.

[Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con)]

12. What plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Dyson report on new technology.