Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether employees of the National Cyber Security Centre are included in the one per cent public sector pay cap.

NCSC staff are subject to the same control on average public sector pay awards which applies across the public sector.

The Government greatly values the important work that public servants do in delivering essential public services.

Our policy on public sector pay balances the importance of recruiting and retaining high-quality people in our public services with making sure that our public finances remain sustainable, so that we can continue to see the improvements in our public services that we have seen under this Government. This approach has not changed and the Government will continually assess that balance.