Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 6.8 of the Autumn Budget 2017, whether the Government plans to commit to funding pay awards for public sector workers other than NHS staff.

The Government funds pay awards for all public sector workers. In September it was announced Prison Officers would see an above 1% rise for 2017/18, funded from the Ministry of Justice budget. In the NHS specifically, there are unique pressures this year: there are more operations than ever and more people going to A&E than ever. That’s why we’re giving the NHS as a whole additional funding, with the potential for extra funding for pay.

For all workforces in 2018/19, PRBs will look at the evidence and make recommendations in the Spring/Summer.