Civil Service Pensions
Debate between Nick Thomas-Symonds and Bobby Dean(3 weeks, 6 days ago)
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Nick Thomas-Symonds
On compensation, there is provision around interest. I would be very grateful if my hon. Friend could write to me about that specific case, and we will look into it.
Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD)
I am pleased to hear the Government accept that part of the issue here is successive Governments’ obsession with outsourcing by default. I ask the Minister for some reassurance that, when assessing the merits of insourcing this particular contract, they will not do so in isolation, but will also take into account the wider benefits of building state capacity so that the Government are able to execute their core functions with confidence.
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Yes, absolutely. That is why it is so important for the public interest test that we look at the different contracts right across Government. I agree.