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1051366

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the additional funding required by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to fulfil its role under the new Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme pilot; and whether such additional funding will be provided.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	214631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the response that I gave to a question from the Honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton on 17 December 2018 (201233).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 18:47:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1051368

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether workers coming to the UK under the forthcoming Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme pilot will be provided with pre-departure information on UK labour laws before arrival in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	214633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Seasonal Workers Pilot will be managed by two licenced scheme operators. These licencing arrangements place a clear responsibility on the scheme operators to ensure the well-being of participating migrant workers, including ensuring that their employment rights are protected.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 18:52:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043126

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>Cleaning, security and catering services are delivered to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by external contractors. We do not hold detailed pay data for contractor employees.</p><p> </p><p>Specific rates are a matter for each individual contractor, but assurances are provided to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the National Living Wage. In April 2019 Government will increase the National Living Wage to £8.21 per hour. This is an above inflation increase that will see a full-time minimum wage worker over £2,750 better off over the course of a year compared to when the policy was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>We value all of our staff and they all deserve a fair and competitive wage, whether they are directly employed or working through our contractors. The Department has agreed with its facilities management and catering contractors that they will align the pay of their cleaning, catering, mailroom and security staff to the appropriate median rates for that occupation, as identified in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. The median applies from 1 March 2019 and will be aligned annually.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/01/2019 13:04:09 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043127

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>DCMS is based only in Greater London, and all our properties have facilities management provided by other Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/01/2019 09:44:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043128

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The department does not employ cleaners, security guards and catering staff.</p><p>Cleaning, security duties and catering services in buildings managed by the department are outsourced under facilities management contracts. Suppliers are responsible for setting rates of pay for their staff and rates vary dependent on the age and location of staff and market rates. All suppliers are required to pay, as a minimum, either the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage. The rates set by the government for the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage will rise in April 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 24/01/2019 16:29:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043129

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>Defra’s office cleaners, security guards and catering staff are provided through outsourced suppliers. These suppliers hold information on the rate of remuneration of their staff, however our contracts with the suppliers require all staff to be paid the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation, as a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>The Living Wage Foundation rates can be found at the Living Wage Foundation website (<a href="https://www.livingwage.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.livingwage.org.uk/</a>). There is a rate for London based staff and a rate for staff based outside of London.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2019 14:27:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043130

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not directly employ any staff in the professions listed.</p><p>The Department leases its offices from other Government departments. Those departments may employ staff either directly or via agencies. Therefore we do not hold this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/01/2019 12:21:27 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043131

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in her Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID has 2 HQ buildings in the UK, one in East Kilbride and one in Whitehall. We have outsourced our requirement for total facilities management services to Interserve as part of an Affiliates Cluster arrangement managed by the Cabinet Office.</p><p>All cleaning, catering and security staff are paid the national living wage or above in our East Kilbride office and the London living wage or above in the Whitehall office.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2019 17:17:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043132

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>Cleaning, security guarding and catering services in buildings managed by the Department are outsourced under a facilities management contract. Specific rates of pay are a matter for each individual contractor, as the employer, but assurances are provided to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Department for International Trade is a tenant in buildings belonging to other Government departments, this information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/01/2019 16:19:15 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1043133

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	209886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold remuneration rates for cleaners, catering staff and security guards as these services are provided through a Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract, which has a fixed single monthly payment covering all services. Under that TFM contract all staff employed by the service provider are paid at least the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/01/2019 12:53:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell