Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.

None of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's, or its agencies, direct employees or agency staff are paid below the living wage. We do not hold information on the earnings of outsourced workers.