Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72 (b) £9.30 (c) £10.
The National Living Wage is currently £8.21 per hour, set with effect from 1 April 2019.
Cabinet Office is compliant with this rate.
The Government announced on 31 December 2019 that the new National Living Wage, effective from 6 April, will be £8.72 per hour.
The table below sets out the number and proportion of staff in my Department, at 31 December 2019, who would receive an increase in their Annual Salary if their hourly pay rate was increased to the rates shown:
Proposed Pay Rate | £8.72 | £9.30 | £10.00 |
No of Staff pay Increases | 86 | 162 | 189 |
% of Workforce | 1.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% |