Liz McInnes
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(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab)
5. What recent discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the public sector pay cap.
Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab)
12. What recent discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the public sector pay cap.
David Mundell
The hon. Gentleman will have seen what the Chancellor said on Sunday: he said that there are areas in the public service where recruitment and retention are becoming an issue and areas of the country where public sector wages and private sector wages are getting out of kilter in the other direction. It is important that we have a discussion on those issues.
Liz McInnes
Yesterday, in this Chamber, a Treasury Minister declined to answer a question on the grounds that it was way above his pay grade. Should not we be grateful to our public sector workers for not taking that attitude, and is it not high time that they got the pay rise they deserve?
David Mundell
I fully acknowledge the contribution that public sector workers make across the UK, and particularly in Scotland. Of course we will listen carefully when the pay boards make their recommendations.