Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, whether the public sector pay increases proposed in his Budget statement will be funded Departmental funding or will need to be met from employers.

The government set out that overall spending will increase in real terms for every department as a result of Spending Review 2021 and over the parliament.

It is up to individual departments to weigh up their priorities and consider the affordability of a pay award against other objectives besides pay. In doing so, departments will balance the need to ensure fair pay for public sector workers with protecting funding for frontline services and ensuring affordability for taxpayers.