Question

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Common Commission, what the level of pay has been for all Parliamentary cleaning staff in each of the financial years from 2018 to 2022; and whether all Parliamentary cleaning staff are paid the London Living Wage.

The House of Commons employs a team of part-time Heritage and Book Cleaners (Pay Band E2) in our Office Service Delivery team. Full-time salaries (based upon 36 hours net per week, excluding breaks) and hourly pay rates since April 2018 are shown in the table below:

Cleaners (Band E2)

As part of an overall 5% pay award from April 2022, Cleaners (E2) received a one-off non-consolidated pensionable payment of £916.96 (pro-rata part time staff).

In addition, we employ Cleaning Supervisors (Pay Band E1). Full-time salaries and hourly pay rates since April 2019 are shown below:

Cleaning Supervisors (Band E1)

As part of an overall 5% pay award from April 2022, Cleaning Supervisors (E1) received a one-off non-consolidated pensionable payment of £944.40 (pro-rata part time staff).

The House of Commons is accredited by Citizens UK as a London Living Wage Employer and all Cleaners employed by the House of Commons are paid, at least, the London Living Wage. The terms of our accreditation licence also requires that contractors and sub-contractors with dedicated staff who are based on parliamentary premises are paying those staff at least the London Living Wage.

We can confirm that to our knowledge, all dedicated staff are being paid either the London Living Wage or the UK Living Wage. However, we do not hold details of the earnings of people who are not directly employed by the House of Commons. Contracts with service partners require the payment of the London Living Wage or the UK Living Wage as appropriate.