Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff at (a) Care Quality Commission, (b) Health Education England, (c) Health Research Authority, (d) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and (e) NHS England that work (i) inside and (ii) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health Education England (HEE), the Health Research Authority, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and NHS England comply with minimum wage legislation and pay all directly employed staff at levels at or above the National Living Wage.

All London employees of the CQC, HEE, the HRA, the MHRA and NHS England earn the London Living Wage.

The CQC has 290 employees outside London earning less than the London Living Wage.

HEE has 229 employees outside London earning less than the London Living Wage.

The HRA has 21 employees outside London earning less than the London Living Wage.

The MHRA has three employees outside London earning less than the London Living Wage.

NHS England has 282 employees outside London earning less than the London Living Wage.