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Written Question
Pay
Friday 17th October 2014

Asked by: Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

No staff directly employed in the Cabinet Office or directly employed in its agencies are paid less than the living wage. Further to my answer of 28 January 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 515W to the hon. Member for Rhonda to Question , in line with the practice of previous Administrations, we do not require our contractors to pay the living wage to their staff.