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	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	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 comments by the Governor of the Bank of England on pay restraint made in February 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	195084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the Prime Minister’s pledge to grow the economy and halve inflation. We remain steadfast in our support for the Bank of England’s independent Monetary Policy Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Pay for most frontline workforces is set by the independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process. On 13 July, the Government confirmed that it would be accepting the headline pay recommendations of the PRBs in full.</p><p> </p><p>Government borrowing to pay for things, such as public sector pay, boosts demand and in turn can increase inflationary pressure. That is why these pay uplifts will not be funded through any new borrowing.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/09/2023 11:57:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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

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