Department of Health and Social Care: Public Bodies

(asked on 14th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff at (a) Care Quality Commission, (b) Health Education England, (c) Health Research Authority, (d) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and (e) NHS England that work (i) inside and (ii) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.


Answered by
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Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 22nd January 2019

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health Education England (HEE), the Health Research Authority, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and NHS England comply with minimum wage legislation and pay all directly employed staff at levels at or above the National Living Wage.

The CQC, HEE, the HRA, the MHRA and NHS England have no staff in London who earn below the Real Living Wage.

The CQC has 73 employees earning below the Real Living Wage outside of London.

HEE has 0 employees earning below the Real Living Wage outside of London.

The HRA has 0 employees earning below the Real Living Wage outside of London.

The MHRA has 0 employees earning below the Real Living Wage outside of London.

NHS England has five employees earning below the Real Living Wage outside of London.

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