Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff (a) of his Department and (b) working for companies contracted by his Department in Scotland are paid less than the living wage.

No member of staff directly employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is paid less than the Living Wage. The FCO does not have any premises in Scotland where staff directly, or through contracts, are employed.

We do not hold details of individual staff salaries for our suppliers and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.