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816811

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the transparency document entitled Department for Work and Pensions: Gender Pay Gap Report 2017, if he will set out the pay gap data for median, mean and bonus pay by (a) each specific grade and (b) profession.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	121238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p><strong>In response to a) each specific grade</strong></p><p> </p><p>DWP published its Gender Pay Gap report showing an overall mean pay gap of 5.3%. As set out within the narrative of the report DWP is working hard towards reducing this pay gap further.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Across our more junior grades we are transforming our pay structures, moving towards a single rate of pay within each grade, which currently results in a mean gender pay gap of 0.4% across grades AA-HEO. This will reduce even further as we start to reach these spot rates by 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The gender pay gap by grade is set out below. A ‘negative’ percentage represents a pay gap in favour of women.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mean Gender Pay Gap</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median Gender Pay Gap</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>-0.1%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>-1.5%</p></td><td><p>-3.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>-0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DWP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5.3%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.0%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Payment of non-consolidated awards (bonuses) are paid in accordance with HMT and Civil Service pay guidance criteria.</p><p> </p><p>For delegated grades, end of year non-consolidated awards are paid dependent on an individual’s grade and performance:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Achieved Award</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceeded Award</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>£450</p></td><td><p>£550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>£625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>£750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>£800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>£600</p></td><td><p>£850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>£600</p></td><td><p>£1,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 6</p></td><td><p>£600</p></td><td><p>£1,450</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For SCS colleagues end of year non-consolidated awards are paid dependent on Band and performance with awards going to the top 25% performers:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Award amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 1</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 2</p></td><td><p>£12,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 3</p></td><td><p>£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 4</p></td><td><p>£17,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>In response to b) professions</strong></p><p>The Department is not able to break down this level of information by profession which is not directly held within our Resource system.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/01/2018 15:35:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

823154

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Ministerial Powers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ministerial directions were issued to her Department in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	122837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>No ministerial directions were issued in my Department, in 2015, 2016 or 2017.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/01/2018 14:40:27 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

824744

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contracts her Department holds with government strategic suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	123545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>On the 19<sup>th</sup> of January 2018, the Department for Work and Pensions has 55 contracts with government strategic suppliers.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/01/2018 14:12:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

834272

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Capita
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contracts her Department holds with Capita; and what the total value of those contracts is.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	125893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The attached table shows all the contracts DWP currently holds with Capita including the total value of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/02/2018 16:22:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse attachment 1 file name 125893 Capita Contracts FR.docx title Capita Contracts
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

838950

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2018 to Question 123545, on Department for Work and Pensions: Procurement, what those contracts are for; and what the value of each such contract is.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	127511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Question 123545 of 25 January 2018 asked how many contracts the Department for Work and Pensions held with government strategic suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table lists, by description and value, the contracts currently held with government strategic suppliers.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/02/2018 16:34:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse attachment 1 file name 127511 - Government Strategic Suppliers.xlsx title DWP Contracts with Government Strategic Supplier
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

852559

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Business Interests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which members of her Department's board are responsible for ensuring the proper application of the business appointment rules for former Ministers and senior civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	130557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Applications from former Ministers are considered by the Independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments directly.</p><p> </p><p>For applications from former civil servants; Departmental Audit and Risk Committees, which are chaired by Departmental Non-Executive Directors, will, at regular intervals, monitor compliance issues relating to the Business Appointment Rules.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/03/2018 17:09:06 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

861081

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of her Department's estate is (a) rented, (b) owned and (c) occupied through any other type of agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	132230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department occupies 923 buildings broken down as follows:</p><p>(a) Rented 826</p><p>(b) Owned 0</p><p>(c) Other - Lease/Licence for Co-location with Local Authority 67 and Memorandum of Terms of Occupation 30</p><p> </p><p>Based on m<sup>2</sup> figures 93% of the estate is rented and 7% is MOTO and Co-locations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/03/2018 16:55:59 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

864400

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 60 of his Department's paper Government Transformation Strategy, published in February 2017, what progress the Government has made on developing a platform for making payments out; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	132884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>DWP is committed to harnessing the potential of cross-government technologies. We’ve engaged with Government Digital Service (GDS) to explore opportunities around a shared payments platform. Our focus over the last 12 months has been to move DWP’s payments platform to a more modern, secure and efficient cloud hosting environment. Once achieved, we will work with GDS to progress development of a shared payments platform for government.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/03/2018 11:08:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

868461

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2018 to Question 132230 on Department for Work and Pensions: buildings, how much was spent on property that was (a) rented and (b) occupied through other agreement in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	133681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>Since 1998 the Department for Work and Pensions occupies space provided through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) known as the PRIME Contract which expired on 31 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Under the terms of this PFI Contract the Department leases fully serviced accommodation from our private sector partner Telereal Trillium, which includes a variety of facility management services.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has spent the following on property in the last 3 years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DWP PRIME PFI property running costs</p></td><td><p>520.2</p></td><td><p>540.1</p></td><td><p>528.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Leases/Licences &amp; Memorandum of Terms of Occupation agreements with other government departments property running costs</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p>26.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leases with other landlords, property running costs</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Utilities</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>572.1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>595.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>586.4</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 03/04/2018 14:47:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

890353

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of her Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	137451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>In the two year period to 25<sup>th</sup> of April 2018, one Invitation to Tender issued by the Department for Work and Pensions received no bidders.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/04/2018 09:00:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett