Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.

The Department operates different pay rates for staff based in London and those based elsewhere. On 31st October 2018, eight individuals working in the Department were paid less than £10.20 per hour. All of these individuals were based outside London. All staff in London were paid £10.20 per hour or more.