Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78210, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: London Allowance, if she will publish that agreement on designating Hemel Hempstead as Greater London.

The application of the MHCLG London pay scale to the Hemel Hempstead office relates to a historic decision and wider contractual pay agreement reached with Departmental Trade Unions. There is no written policy governing this area and the arrangements operate on the basis of established custom and practice.