Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many (a) direct employees, (b) agency staff and (c) outsourced staff working for (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department are paid less than the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.

No employees of the Department for International Trade are paid lower than the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation, and we insist that suppliers pay at least the National Minimum Wage as part of our contracting policies and procedures.