Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) agency workers in executive agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
Answered by Helen Grant
DCMS does not have any direct employees who are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
DCMS is not responsible for setting pay levels for contracted workers. This is a matter for the organisations who employ them. However, we actively encourage employers to ensure that the living wage is paid and we would monitor these when contracts are being negotiated.
We do not hold central records for our arms lengths bodies.