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Written Question
Job Security: North East
Thursday 26th July 2018

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in the North East who are in insecure jobs.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Capita: Contracts
Wednesday 16th May 2018

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

What recent assessment he has made of Capita’s ability to deliver its public service contract obligations.

Answered by Oliver Dowden

Public service delivery has not been affected by Capita’s announcements to date. My officials are in regular discussions with Capita’s leadership who have assured us that it remains committed to delivering its public sector contracts.

Responsibility for monitoring service delivery sits within individual contracting authorities. For strategic suppliers, departments work with the Crown Representatives and Strategic Partnering Managers to identify and implement improvement opportunities.


Written Question
Employment: North East
Tuesday 13th March 2018

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) private sector and (b) public sector employees in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) the North East.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Average Earnings: North East
Friday 1st December 2017

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East earn below the UK average weekly earnings for full-time employees.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Employment: Jarrow
Thursday 26th October 2017

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the working population of Jarrow constituency is currently employed in the private sector.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Public Sector: Jarrow
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in Jarrow constituency worked in the public sector in each year for which data is available.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Living Wage: Jarrow
Thursday 20th July 2017

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working in Jarrow constituency earn less than the national living wage.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Low Pay
Thursday 13th July 2017

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK earn less than £10 per hour.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Zero Hours Contracts
Tuesday 25th April 2017

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed on zero-hours contracts in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Zero Hours Contracts
Tuesday 25th April 2017

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged between 16 and 24-years old are employed on zero-hours contracts in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.