Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Richard Holden and Steve Barclay

Thursday 31st March 2022 Commons Chamber

[Steve Barclay]

The hon. Gentleman and other hon. Members have rightly highlighted the importance of our cyber resilience in general and at this time. There is a host of excellent advice in the whole-of-Government approach set out in our national cyber strategy launched before Christmas. I specifically draw the House’s attention to the advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, which hon. Members can reinforce through their weekly columns and interaction with businesses in their constituency. The NCSC is a great repository of advice on how to take action on cyber resilience.

[Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham) (Con)]

T7. In the light of the benefits of their pension schemes to public sector workers of all ages, can my right hon. Friend offer support for the idea of expanding pension auto-enrolment to workers of all ages in the private sector so that they can begin building a pension in the same way as their counterparts in the public sector?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Richard Holden and Steve Barclay

Thursday 25th November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham) (Con)]

17. What progress the Government have made in delivering civil service jobs outside London.

[The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Steve Barclay)]

The Government are committed to relocating 22,000 civil servants out of Greater London by 2030, with up to 15,000 by 2025. We are working with Departments and public bodies to ensure that roles are relocated at pace, and the spending review will enable Departments to now finalise those plans.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Richard Holden and Steve Barclay

Tuesday 15th September 2020 Commons Chamber

[Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham) (Con)]

What estimate he has made of the level of financial support that has been provided to employees by businesses under the coronavirus job retention scheme.

[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Steve Barclay)]

As of 16 August, 9.6 million jobs have been protected by the coronavirus job retention scheme, helping 1.2 million businesses with a total value of £35.4 billion.

[Mr Holden]

Thousands of jobs in my constituency of North West Durham have been protected by the Government over this period, but my constituents are aware that such levels of taxpayer support cannot go on indefinitely and also want to see new jobs being created. Will my right hon. Friend enlighten me as to how many jobs we are looking at getting through the kickstart scheme, which is now coming forward to help to get new jobs into the economy?

[Steve Barclay]

The £2 billion kickstart scheme has the potential to support more than 250,000 young people and, as my hon. Friend is well aware, it is part of a comprehensive package of £30 billion of support that my right hon. Friend set out as part of his plan for jobs in the summer economic update.