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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:33 am on 8 March 2012.

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Photo of Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Labour, Paisley and Renfrewshire North 11:33, 8 March 2012

Can we have a debate on the merits of bonus payments to public sector workers? The Mayor of London has agreed bonus payments for London tube drivers working during the Olympics, but he has failed to agree similar terms for other public sector and, indeed, emergency workers. Given that the Government have overall control of taxpayers’ money, how does that unfairness fit into their fairness agenda?