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1419914

registered interest
date	04/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the statement of the Governor of the Bank of England of 3 February 2022 on the need to see moderation of wage rises.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	118644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>On 3 February, the Bank of England published their Monetary Policy Report, which updated their forecasts for a range of economic indicators. The government continually monitors such forecasts and economic developments, including changes to wages, to consider the impact on firms and households.</p><p> </p><p>The government is taking action to support a high-productivity, growing economy. This includes through a £3.8bn investment in skills at the Budget and Spending Review last year.</p><p> </p><p>As the global economy recovers from Covid, many economies are experiencing high inflation, in part due to pressures from rising energy prices and disruptions to global supply chains. However, the government understands people’s concerns around increasing prices.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking targeted action worth around £12 billion this financial year and next to help families with the cost of living. We are cutting the Universal Credit taper to make sure work pays, freezing alcohol and fuel duties to keep costs down, and providing support to help households with the costs of essentials. Alongside this, the government has announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The separation of fiscal and monetary decisions is a key feature of the UK’s economic framework, and essential for the effective delivery of policy. The government therefore does not comment on the conduct or effectiveness of monetary policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 118647 question first answered 09/02/2022 08:20:52 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1419915

registered interest
date	04/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report of 3 February 2022, that pay has risen by less than prices, such that households real incomes are being squeezed.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	118645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>We understand that inflation, if higher than income growth, can reduce households’ real income, and that higher prices can increase the cost of living for people and households.</p><p> </p><p>The government is providing support worth around £12 billion this financial year and next to help families with the cost of living. Much of the support in place that will help ease these pressures is UK-wide, for example the increase to the National Living Wage, the change to the Universal Credit taper rate and increase to the Work Allowance, as well as freezes to alcohol duty and fuel duty.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s Plan for Jobs is also helping people into work and giving them the skills they need to progress – the best approach to managing the cost of living in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 118646 118648 118650 question first answered 09/02/2022 08:14:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1419917

registered interest
date	04/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Bank of England Monetary Policy Report of 3 February 2022, what steps he is taking with regard to firms passing through increases in wage costs to prices.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	118647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>On 3 February, the Bank of England published their Monetary Policy Report, which updated their forecasts for a range of economic indicators. The government continually monitors such forecasts and economic developments, including changes to wages, to consider the impact on firms and households.</p><p> </p><p>The government is taking action to support a high-productivity, growing economy. This includes through a £3.8bn investment in skills at the Budget and Spending Review last year.</p><p> </p><p>As the global economy recovers from Covid, many economies are experiencing high inflation, in part due to pressures from rising energy prices and disruptions to global supply chains. However, the government understands people’s concerns around increasing prices.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking targeted action worth around £12 billion this financial year and next to help families with the cost of living. We are cutting the Universal Credit taper to make sure work pays, freezing alcohol and fuel duties to keep costs down, and providing support to help households with the costs of essentials. Alongside this, the government has announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The separation of fiscal and monetary decisions is a key feature of the UK’s economic framework, and essential for the effective delivery of policy. The government therefore does not comment on the conduct or effectiveness of monetary policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 118644 question first answered 09/02/2022 08:20:52 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1418396

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to increase wages and support the lowest-income households.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	114981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Living Wage is increasing by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour for workers aged 23 and over in April 2022, which will benefit more than 2 million workers. This means an increase of over £1,000 to the annual earnings of a full-time worker on the National Living Wage and keeps us on track to our target to end low pay by 2024-25.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken further decisive action to make work pay by cutting the Universal Credit taper rate from 63p to 55p and increasing Universal Credit work allowances by £500 per annum. Taken together, this is a tax cut worth around £1,000 a year for around two million low paid households.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced the ‘Way to Work’ campaign to get 500,000 jobseekers into jobs by the end of June. We know work is the best way for people to get on, to improve their lives and support their families because people on benefits are at least £6,000 better off in full time work.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Plan for Jobs, the Government is also investing £99m in a new In Work Progression offer from April 2022, which will mean more people in work on Universal Credit will be able to access individualised Work Coach support to help them progress and increase their earnings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to helping low-income families with the cost of living, including providing £500m for a Household Support Fund to help vulnerable households with costs for essentials such as food, clothing and utilities over the Winter.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 07/02/2022 10:27:43 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1306497

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of hours worked in the UK and paid at the rates applicable for the (a) national living wage for those aged 23 and over (in the 2020-21 financial year, 25 and over), (b) national minimum wage for those aged 21 or 22 (in the 2020-21 financial year, 21 to 24), (c) national minimum wage for those aged 18 to 20, (d) national minimum wage for those aged under 18 and (e) national minimum wage at the apprentice rate in the (i) 2020-21 and (ii) 2021-22 financial years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	175834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Departments and workforces set levels of pay in compliance with National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage legislation. Remuneration for private sector employees are set independently of Government, although they must also comply with the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not held centrally on the pay distribution of all people who deliver public services.</p><p>Latest published survey data, see below, has the distribution of hourly pay for public sector workers, comprising of workers working in organisations defined as Public Corporation, Central Government or Local Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Hourly pay - Gross (£) - For all employee jobs: United Kingdom, ASHE 2020 (provisional)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Percentiles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public sector</p></td><td><p>9.88</p></td><td><p>10.90</p></td><td><p>11.61</p></td><td><p>12.46</p></td><td><p>14.27</p></td><td><p>18.77</p></td><td><p>21.11</p></td><td><p>22.62</p></td><td><p>23.87</p></td><td><p>28.89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Link: <em><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/publicandprivatesectorashetable13" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/publicandprivatesectorashetable13</a></em></p><p> </p><p>Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence. Estimates for 2020 include employees who have been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 175829 175830 175831 175832 175833 question first answered 13/04/2021 07:32:12 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1273401

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on (a) UK wages and (b) trends in the National Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	132998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>This is the first free trade agreement the EU has ever reached based on zero tariffs and zero quotas. It is an excellent outcome for families and businesses in every part of the UK. Businesses will be able to continue to trade smoothly, selling to their customers in the EU. From financial services through to automotive manufacturing, the deal protects high quality jobs and investment right across the UK. People will be able to continue to buy goods from Europe tariff-free, protecting consumer prices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to its longer-term target for the National Living Wage to reach two thirds of median earnings by 2024, provided economic conditions allow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/01/2021 09:09:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1182896

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of (1) the male, and (2) the female, working population that earn (a) £25,600 or over, (b) £23,040 to £25,599, and (c) £20,480 to £23,039, per year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Estimates of the proportion of the male and female working population by income band are provided in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The proportion of the (1) male, and (2) female working population (employment and/or self-employment income only) in the tax year 2017 to 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Employment / self-employment income before tax</p></td><td><p>(1) Male</p></td><td><p>(2) Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) 25,600 and over</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) £23,040 to £25,599</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) £20,480 to £23,039</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) under £20,480</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2017 to 2018</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes on the table</strong></p><ol><li>The proportions are for individuals with employment and/or self-employment income and are based only on their employment and/or self-employment income.</li><li>The tax year 2017 to 2018 is the latest year for which these figures are available.</li><li>The Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) is based on a sample of taxpayers.</li><li>Where income exceeds the threshold for the operation of PAYE (£11,500 for 2017-18), the SPI provides the most comprehensive and accurate official source of data on personal incomes. However, as HMRC do not hold information for all people with personal incomes below the tax threshold, the SPI is not a representative data source for this part of the population.</li><li>As is the case with the published Personal Incomes Statistics, these figures are statistical estimates and will be subject to sampling variation.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 18/03/2020 13:17:25 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1137893

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employees are not inadvertently penalised because of incorrect earning reports by employers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	275158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMRC continually monitor the data provided by employers through Real Time Information (RTI) to understand issues, drive improvements and help employers ensure their returns are correct. While incorrect data is sometimes submitted, HMRC systems have been designed to use different mixes of that data to match records correctly where possible. HMRC and DWP work together to ensure that any issues with data are resolved quickly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2019 09:49:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell