Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff members employed by his Department are paid the minimum wage.

For civilian staff, basing results on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates published on the GOV.UK website, across Ministry of Defence (MOD) (including DE&S and SDA), there are 16 staff members who are aged 23 or over and receive a salary that equates to exactly £10.42 per hour. This represents a proportion of 0.03% of the MOD population.

There are no civilian employeess in any of the other age bandings (21-22, 18-20, Under 18, Apprentices) who are on or below the published hourly rates on the GOV.UK website.