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1183446

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the average salaries of central Government civil servants, broken down by grade, who retired in the last full year for which figures are available; and what were those peoples average salaries two years before retirement, broken down by grade.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The average salaries of civil servants at delegated grades who retired between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 are below. We do not track individual salaries back to previous years at delegated grades.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Delegated grade retirees in 2018-19</p></td><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>G6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average salary on retirement</p></td><td><p>£18500</p></td><td><p>£21800</p></td><td><p>£27200</p></td><td><p>£33900</p></td><td><p>£42100</p></td><td><p>£56500</p></td><td><p>£68300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures are sourced from the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, rounded to the nearest £100, and only include those with a known salary: 22% of retirees did not have a reported salary.</p><p>Average salaries of civil servants at a Senior Civil Service (SCS) level who retired between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, for the most recent available year and two years prior are below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SCS retirees in 2018-19</p></td><td><p>SCS PB1</p></td><td><p>SCS PB2</p></td><td><p>SCS PB3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average salary on 31 March 2016</p></td><td><p>£84,100</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average salary on 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>£85,700</p></td><td><p>£103,700</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures are sourced from the Cabinet Office SCS database. Grade is as at the time of retirement. Figures are not released where less than 5 staff are counted (indicated by “-”), rounded to the nearest £100, and only include those with a known salary in both years. Salary data is not available for all prior years, and 19% of retirees did not have a recorded salary over this period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 23/03/2020 16:55:59 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1148160

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the civil service pay increase, announced in June 2019 is not in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	294201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Civil service pay, excluding the Senior Civil Service, is delegated to departments and to the Devolved Administrations.</p><p>For 2019/20, government departments have flexibility to make average pay settlements of up to 2%, depending on their workforce requirements and affordability. Any department wishing to pay an award above 2% is able to submit a business case to HM Treasury and Cabinet Office for ministerial approval. Departments are also able to meet the costs of increases to the National Living Wage outside of the 2%.</p><p>MPs’ pay is set by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which is independent from government.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 294202 294203 question first answered 08/10/2019 14:53:24 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1148162

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to align the pay of civil servants in England, Scotland and Wales to the level of pay of civil servants employed in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	294203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Civil service pay, excluding the Senior Civil Service, is delegated to departments and to the Devolved Administrations.</p><p>For 2019/20, government departments have flexibility to make average pay settlements of up to 2%, depending on their workforce requirements and affordability. Any department wishing to pay an award above 2% is able to submit a business case to HM Treasury and Cabinet Office for ministerial approval. Departments are also able to meet the costs of increases to the National Living Wage outside of the 2%.</p><p>MPs’ pay is set by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which is independent from government.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 294201 294202 question first answered 08/10/2019 14:53:24 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1138204

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants working for central Government departments in each pay band were based in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	275692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>This information has been placed in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/07/2019 14:07:29 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1028533

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of civil service staff that have been paid an annual salary of (a) less than and (b) more than £30,000 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	203792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The numbers of Civil Servants for each year from 2010-2018 earning below £30,000; and above £30,000 are:</p><p>Year Below 30K Above 30K</p><p>2010 403,700 117,850<br> 2011 367,620 125,250<br> 2012 339,370 118,090<br> 2013 322,560 120,810<br> 2014 304,280 129,210<br> 2015 297,600 135,400<br> 2016 277,710 139,910<br> 2017 276,300 142,570<br> 2018 273,380 154,890</p><p>Data on salary is missing for a small number of Civil Servants, who are not counted in these figures.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/01/2019 17:20:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

964163

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to increase the average civil servant pay offer to above the rate of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	169711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Pay for Civil Servants outside of the Senior Civil Service is a matter delegated to departments. Pay awards are informed by a range of factors including recruitment, retention, affordability and the scope for productivity gains.</p><p> </p><p>Departments set pay within the Civil Service pay remit guidance which is published on gov.uk annually. The remit guidance for 2019/20 will be agreed in 2019 and it will then be for departments to determine their pay levels within that framework.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 10/09/2018 15:06:44 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

964367

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to hold discussions with civil service unions on the pay remit guidance.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	169597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The Minister for the Cabinet Office met with the General Secretaries of the FDA, Prospect and PCS trade unions on 27<sup>th</sup> June to discuss the civil service delegated pay guidance 2018, which was published on 25<sup>th</sup> June. As agreed in this meeting, officials wrote to trade unions inviting further discussions on the process of publishing the 2019 Pay Remit Guidance on 17th July. We are awaiting a response to this letter.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/09/2018 15:57:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

946932

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to launch a public consultation on civil service pay guidance.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	167216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not have any plans to hold a public consultation on any elements of the civil service pay remit guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I met with the General Secretaries of the FDA, Prospect and PCS trade unions on 27 June to discuss the Civil Service pay guidance, which was published on 25 June.</p><p>In my capacity as the Minister with responsibility for Civil Service HR, including trade unions, I previously met with the General Secretaries of the FDA and Prospect on the 22 February 2018, and with the PCS General Secretary, on the 27th February 2018.</p><p>Cabinet office officials regularly meet with trade union representatives to discuss a range of workforce issues, including pay.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 167217 question first answered 05/09/2018 16:57:58 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

946933

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with trades unions on the civil service pay guidance.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	167217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not have any plans to hold a public consultation on any elements of the civil service pay remit guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I met with the General Secretaries of the FDA, Prospect and PCS trade unions on 27 June to discuss the Civil Service pay guidance, which was published on 25 June.</p><p>In my capacity as the Minister with responsibility for Civil Service HR, including trade unions, I previously met with the General Secretaries of the FDA and Prospect on the 22 February 2018, and with the PCS General Secretary, on the 27th February 2018.</p><p>Cabinet office officials regularly meet with trade union representatives to discuss a range of workforce issues, including pay.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 167216 question first answered 05/09/2018 16:57:58 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

944007

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to hold consultation and negotiations with Prospect, the Public and Commercial Services Union and the FDA on the Pay Remit Guidance for civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	165687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>In preparation for this year’s Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance, officials met with trade union representatives on a number of occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally I met with the General Secretaries of the FDA, Prospect and PCS trade unions on 27<sup>th</sup> June.</p><p> </p><p>Departments set pay strategies appropriate to their workforce and the public services they deliver; they consult with trade unions as appropriate on these issues.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/07/2018 14:33:57 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker