Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the pay ranges at each grade are for Competition and Markets Authority staff based (a) in and (b) outside London.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Current pay at the Competition and Markets Authority ranges from a minimum of £25,300 to a maximum of £27,900 for Administrative Officers, the lowest pay grade, to a minimum of £127,000 to a maximum of £208,100 for Senior Civil Service Pay Band 3, which is Director General level and the most senior grade. My officials will share a detailed breakdown of pay ranges separately.
In relation to pay in and outside of London, the CMA does not differentiate pay based on location. Pay and funding are the responsibility of HM Treasury, who are the financial sponsors of the CMA.
Pay Bands
Administrative Officer to Grade 6 – effective from 1 September 2023
Grade | Pay minima | Pay mid-point | Pay maxima |
AO | £25,300 | £26,600 | £27,900 |
EO | £29,550 | £31,825 | £34,100 |
HEO | £36,550 | £40,975 | £45,400 |
SEO | £46,000 | £49,950 | £53,900 |
G7 | £57,100 | £64,650 | £72,200 |
G7 (Competition Specialist) | £59,100 | £66,750 | £74,400 |
G6 | £71,300 | £77,550 | £83,800 |
G6 (Competition Specialist) | £78,600 | £84,450 | £90,300 |
Senior Civil Service – effective from 1 April 2023
Grade | Specialism | Pay minimum | Pay maximum |
Deputy Director | Non-Competition Specialist: | £75,000 | £117,800 |
(SCS Pay Band 1) | Competition Specialist: | £96,923 | £117,800 |
Director | Non-Competition Specialist: | £97,000 | £162,500 |
(SCS Pay Band 2) | Competition Specialist: | £128,966 | £162,500 |
Director General | All roles: | £127,000 | £208,100 |
(SCS Pay Band 3) |
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the Financial Conduct Authority provided to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum in the 2022-23 financial year.
Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which are operationally independent from Government. The FCA and the PSR will respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the pay ranges at each grade are for Payment Systems Regulator staff based (a) in and (b) outside London.
Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which are operationally independent from Government. The FCA and the PSR will respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the pay ranges at each grade are for Financial Conduct Authority staff based (a) in and (b) outside London.
Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which are operationally independent from Government. The FCA and the PSR will respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the pay ranges at each grade are for Civil Aviation Authority staff based (a) in and (b) outside London.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The pay ranges of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) can be found in the attached table. The CAA has a single set of pay ranges for staff within and outside London. Additional pay ranges apply for specific roles (such as doctors) where the CAA require a salary which is higher than the core pay range and there is a separate process for senior executive salaries.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Financial Conduct Authority employees were seconded to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum in the 2022-2023 financial year.
Answered by Bim Afolami - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which are operationally independent from Government. The FCA and the PSR will respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the pay ranges at each grade are for Ofcom staff based (a) in and (b) outside London.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Ofcom makes remuneration information available through its annual report and accounts, including detailed information on the pay of senior executives. These can be found online here: www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/annual-reports-and-plans.
Remuneration policy is set by Ofcom’s People Committee. The basic salary for all colleagues is determined by considering each colleague’s responsibilities, skills and experience, together with relevant market benchmarking analysis. Ofcom conduct an annual equal pay audit for gender, ethnicity, and disability. They do not pay London weighting.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many Information Commissioner's Office employees were seconded to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum in the 2022-23 financial year.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Costs for the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) budget were split equally between the DRCF member organisations. The Information Commissioner's Office contribution to the DRCF's budget for 2022-23 financial year was £81,754. This does not include costs for DRCF secondee roles funded by the ICO.
The Information Commissioner's Office provided three employee secondee roles to the DRCF over the 2022-23 financial year.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding the Information Commissioner's Office provided to the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum in the 2022-23 financial year.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Costs for the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) budget were split equally between the DRCF member organisations. The Information Commissioner's Office contribution to the DRCF's budget for 2022-23 financial year was £81,754. This does not include costs for DRCF secondee roles funded by the ICO.
The Information Commissioner's Office provided three employee secondee roles to the DRCF over the 2022-23 financial year.
Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many employees work for Ofcom’s Online Safety directorate as of 25 March 2024.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
As of March 2024, there are 202 colleagues in the Online Safety Directorate. Beyond the Online Safety Directorate, employees within Ofcom's Legal and Enforcement, Research and Analytics, Strategy and Research, and Corporate groups also work full time on Ofcom's online safety work.