Public Sector Pay
Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Hugh Gaffney(5 years, 8 months ago)
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Elizabeth Truss
As we have said, pay rises above the 1% that was previously budgeted for will be funded from central DFE budgets. [Interruption.] To the hon. Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane), who is shouting from a sedentary position, I say that the funding will be not from schools budgets, but from central DFE budgets. We are moving this money to the frontline to make sure that teachers are properly supported. The rate for headteachers is 1.5% but, as I have already said in answer to the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), there is flexibility where there are recruitment issues.
Hugh Gaffney (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab)
If these pay rises are from departmental cuts, this will mean no new money, which will result in further public services being lost and redundancies to follow. Does the Chief Secretary agree?
Elizabeth Truss
I think that the fastest way to have redundancies is to create a run on the pound and overthrow capitalism.