Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on the difference between public and private sector pay, (i) in general and (ii) for specific grades, specialisms and roles.

Analysis conducted by Her Majesty’s Treasury to compare public sector pay to that in the private sector shows that on average, when including employer pension contributions, there is a public sector premium of about 10%.

The analysis was conducted for the whole public sector rather than specific grades, specialisms and roles. Further details were made available in the House libraries in response to a written question from the Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 19 July 2017.