Government Departments: Cleaning Services
(asked on 3rd November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that cleaners of all Government offices are paid the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
This question was answered on 6th November 2014
The Government awards contracts on the basis of the best overall value for money for the taxpayer. We encourage contractors to commit to paying a living wage. Previous governments did not create a blanket requirement for contractors to pay a living wage.