Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the 2024-25 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework, what changes are being made to (a) the Pay Band 4 ceiling and (b) other special adviser pay bands relative to the rates previously set out in the 2023 special adviser list.

The Senior Civil Service Pay Framework does not apply to special advisers, who are instead subject to a separate Special Advisers Pay Policy.

The pay ceilings for the 2024/25 year will be published in the relevant Annual Report on Special Advisers.