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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to his Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.

My Department and its agencies have no direct employees, outsourced workers or workers in agencies earning less than the hourly living wage rate as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.