Thérèse Coffey
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(14 years, 6 months ago)
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Mr Maude
In the absence of any money—and as the former Chief Secretary pointed out, there is no money left—the opportunities to equalise pay in an upwards direction are pretty limited. We have said that as part of the efficiency and reform group work that we have set in train, we will carry out a review to see how we can simplify civil service pay, but this is a deeply complex area.
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con)
Can the Minister please give any details of the review into the introduction of the 20 times pay multiple in the public sector?
Mr Maude
The terms of reference for Will Hutton’s review are being drawn up and finalised. As my hon. Friend says, the review will look at the multiple between the best-paid and least-paid employees in the public sector. We are decentralisers and localists, so we will not expect to exercise our writ across the whole of the wider public sector. We think transparency will play an important part in driving down the differentials.