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1486112

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date	04/07/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors, and (c) agency workers who work in their Department and relevant agencies and public bodies, receive a wage below that of either (i) the UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London, or (ii) the London Living Wage inside of Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	29986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office can confirm no employees either directly or indirectly employed by the department are paid below the UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London or within London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 11/07/2022 08:41:40 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1485136

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the wage ratio was between the highest paid member of staff in his Department and the lowest in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	28400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The wage ratio between the highest paid member of staff and the lowest in the Northern Ireland Office was:</p><p>(a) 9.8:1 in 2020</p><p>(b) 8.0:1 in 2021; and</p><p>(c) 7.6:1 in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 07/07/2022 13:53:17 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1171427

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of his Department's compliance with section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	4393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>While my Department does not currently have any Trade Union representatives, all staff are employed under the terms and conditions of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and staff have access to the services of Trade Unions in the MoJ. My Department is aware that it has an obligation to provide reasonable paid time off to recognised trade union representatives to undertake trade union duties. This includes paid time off to Health and Safety representatives as set out in section 3.1.8 of the Civil Service Management Code.</p><p>The MoJ, in line with the legislative obligation set out in the Trade Union Act (2016), annually publishes information relating to facility time for relevant union officials. Facility time is defined by the Act as including time off taken by a relevant union official that is permitted by the official’s employer, including under “regulations made under section 2(4) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974”.</p><p>The Government recognises there are significant benefits to both employers and employees when organisations and unions work together effectively to deliver high quality public services, but facility time within the public sector must be accountable and represent value for money.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 24/01/2020 12:02:56 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1170483

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2020, the National Living Wage increases to £8.72 per hour. By 2024, the National Living wage will rise to £10.50 per hour, reaching 66% of median UK earnings. The scope will be expanded to everyone aged 21 and over and is expected to benefit over 4 million low paid workers.</p><p> </p><p>All civil servants are paid at least the current statutory National Minimum or National Living Wage rates of £7.70 and £8.21 per hour respectively. The total number of civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office paid below £8.72 per hour was 1 (0.38% of all staff) as at 16 January 2020. These numbers remain the same for £9.30. The total number of civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office paid below £10.00 per hour was 3 (1.15% of all staff) as at 16 January 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 21/01/2020 15:21:57 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170493

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his Department to ensure that the cost of wage increases for their employees are not passed on to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>My Department would not be involved in discussions with private sector companies undertaking facilities management work regarding cost of wage increases for their employees. My Department receives facilities management services in Stormont House, Belfast through collaborative contracts managed by Construction and Procurement Delivery, Department of Finance which is a Centre of Procurement Excellence. In London, facilities management services for 1 Horse Guards are included within the service charge from the landlord, Her Majesty's Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 21/01/2020 15:23:28 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris