Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC employees are paid less than £7.83 per hour; and if he will make a statement.

1,342 HMRC employees were paid below the annualised equivalent of £7.83 per hour as at 31 December 2017.

HMRC’s annualized rate for the current 2017 NLW is £16,443, and six employees are paid at this rate. The annualized rate for 2018 will be £17,167, which will impact 1,342 employees on 1^st April 2018.