Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 9 October 2026, to Question 28842, on No10 North: Civil Servants, if she will place in the Library a copy of the departmental guidance on policies in place regarding the transfer of national pay bands from London pay bands upon a change in office location.

MHCLG has a pay on transfer calculation that is applied when individuals transfer pay ranges, wherein individuals are placed on the same relative position on their pay range as they held on their old pay range. The calculation is:

D = (A – B) / C then G = (E x D) + F

A = current salary
B = current pay range minimum
C = current pay range maximum minus current pay range minimum
D = position on current pay range
E = new pay range maximum minus new pay range minimum
F = new pay range minimum
G = new salary.

The Department does not intend to place in the Library a copy of departmental guidance on policies in place regarding the transfer of national pay bands from London pay bands upon a change in office location. Departmental policies are subject to change through negotiation or consultation and only provide a point in time update position.