Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of staff directly employed by his Department in London are paid less than the London Living Wage.

Pay rates are set by employers, providing they pay at least the Government’s National Living Wage (NLW) hourly rate. Ministry of Defence (MOD) pays above the Government’s NLW rate. The Living Wage Foundation is an initiative by Citizens UK which employers can sign up to on a voluntary basis.

As at 1 November 2023, there are 60 individuals within the core workforce with a work region of London that are paid less than the LWF’s London living wage (£13.15). This equates to 1.36 per cent of the MOD London workforce.

There are 1,457 individuals based outside of London (including overseas) that are paid less than £12 an hour.