Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) the junior doctors pay settlement and (b) other public sector pay rises on (i) the forecast rate of inflation and (ii) wage expectations in other sectors.

The impact of both the junior doctors’ pay offer and the public sector pay awards announced on 29 July 2024 is expected to be limited.