Civil Service Pensions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Nusrat Ghani Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
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Order. The questions are far too long. Too many colleagues will be disappointed unless questions are kept short. I call Kim Johnson to show us how it is done.

Kim Johnson Portrait Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside) (Lab)
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I really welcome the Minister’s statement, and his acknowledgment that Capita has failed—and failed miserably, not for the first time—1.7 million civil servants, including some in my constituency. I would like to ask him: what due diligence was undertaken, and how much profit is Capita making when it is not paying the living wage? Should you now consider sanctioning the company more than the £9.9 million, and will you please work with unions to—

Nusrat Ghani Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
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Order. Gosh—a long question and the hon. Member is saying “you”; it is not my responsibility. Minister, over to you.