Public Sector

Energy and Climate Change written question – answered at on 23 May 2012.

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Photo of Gareth Thomas Gareth Thomas Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office), Party Chair, Co-operative Party

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many new public sector mutuals were created or spun off by his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.

Photo of Gregory Barker Gregory Barker The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change

The Department has not created or spun off any new public sector mutuals over the period 2010-12.

I support the idea of the public sector working closely with the voluntary sector where such schemes are able to provide value to the taxpayer.

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