Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for her Department and its subsidiary agencies are paid less than the living wage.

The Department has no staff who are paid less than the London or National Living Wage.

DECC has received assurances from its key suppliers that they have no workers currently in post earning less than the London or National Living Wage guidelines.

DECC is also signed into a larger Shared Services contract through the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to provide Facilities Management (FM) and Catering services. There are 21 staff working for the FM contractor & 6 working for the catering contractor who receive less than the London Living Wage and are based primarily in DECC buildings. DECC is also signed into a larger Shared Services contract through the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to provide Facilities Management (FM) and Catering services. There are 21 staff working for the FM contractor & 6 working for the catering contractor who receive less than the London Living Wage and are based primarily in DECC buildings.