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Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 January 2026

Debate

Public Sector Productivity

Contribution

My Lords, here is another statistic: the ONS has reported that total public service productivity in the UK fell by 0.7% in Q2 of 2025 compared with the previous year and that healthcare productivity fell by 1.5% over the same period. Public service productivity continues to lag behind that of the private sector, yet this Government have overseen a surge in the number of civil servants, with many still working from home; inflationary public sector pay deals, without specific and direct productivity links of the kind that are common in business; more state-controlled activity; and more regulation and taxes on business. Does the Minister agree that this is actually eroding the prospect of UK per capita growth, which is essential for the success of the Government’s ambitions?

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