Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.

The table below shows the number of staff (expressed as a headcount) who are based in London and are paid below £10.55 an hour, as at 1^st April 2019. DfT(c) are based in London, all other agencies are based outside of London.

*This figure is rounded to the nearest 5, and are all first-year apprentices based in London.

The DfT always awards contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer. In line with statutory requirements, we insist that Contractors pay at least the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage for workers over 25.