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22. Ms Rosie Winterton: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will ensure that pension rights of public service workers are protected in public-private partnerships. [90895]
Mr. Kilfoyle: I refer my hon. Friend to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on protecting pensions in PFI and PPP deals, 14 June 1999, Official Report, column 30.
Mr. Rammell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on what steps he is taking to protect the employment rights of public sector staff under public-private partnership deals. [90898]
Mr. Kilfoyle:
I refer my hon. Friend to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office announcing the publication for consultation of a Statement of Practice on Staff Transfers in the Public Sector, 5 July 1999, Official Report, columns 388-89.
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23. Mr. Steen:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has to introduce new regulations under the Better Regulation Initiative in the forthcoming parliamentary session. [90896]
Mr. Kilfoyle:
The Government will continue to put forward draft orders for consideration of the House of Commons Deregulation Committee and the Delegated Powers and Deregulation Committee of the House of Lords. The Government are also looking at the scope for reform of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and will bring forward proposals as soon as parliamentary time allows.
Mr. Alasdair Morgan:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will list the location and running costs in the last year for each of his Department's buildings. [90863]
Mr. Kilfoyle:
The table lists the buildings of my Department, including executive agencies, and gives the running costs for the last financial year.
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(16) The Cabinet Office metropolitan telephone services are accounted for separately. The total cost of this service in 1998-99 was £719,138.
(17) A notional capital charge is included as part of running cost calculations for the building, as indicated in the Voted Supply Estimate. Capital charging was introduced from 1 April 1998. Departments pay capital charges, on the property they hold, from running cost provision. Departments record on the Vote matching receipts outside running costs classified as negative expenditure. Capital charge calculations are revised each year and based on the value of the property.
(18) Figure represents estimated annual running costs for Steel House. No charge was made to CCTA in 1998-99 as agreed with the property holder.
Note:
Figures reflect running cost expenditure in-year. Figure may be revised following completion of 1998-99 accounts.
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Mr. Bercow:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many individuals his Department has recruited under the New Deal for Young People. [91893]
Mr. Kilfoyle:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) on 25 May 1999, Official Report, column 116.
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Helen Jackson:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress he is making in developing family-friendly employment policies within Government departments; and if he will make a statement. [90875]
Mr. Kilfoyle:
All Government Departments already have a range of family friendly policies in place which include flexible working arrangements, help with child care and career breaks.
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