Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans his Department has to include worker representation on its departmental board.
Answered by Guto Bebb
I refer the hon Member to the oral statement on the Corporate Governance Green Paper of 29 November 2016, Official Report, Column 1408.
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the pay of full-time staff in the highest pay grade in his Department and average full-time pay in that Department.
Answered by Guto Bebb
The Office for National Statistics publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the highest-paid and lowest-paid full-time employee in his Department.
Answered by Guto Bebb
Government Departments do not publish details of the salary of their highest to lowest paid employees.
The Office for National Statistics do, however, publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
Answered by Guto Bebb
Wales Office staff are generally employed on Ministry of Justice terms and conditions in respect of pay. The Ministry of Justice collect gender pay gap data and plans to publish information on the gender pay gap amongst its employees in line with legislation.