Pay for most frontline workforces is set via independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs). PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people; the financial circumstances of government; the government\u2019s policies for improving public services; and the inflation target.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4780", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Laura Trott"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sevenoaks"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Laura Trott"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-13T16:31:48.593Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Sector: Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase public sector pay in line with inflation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4871", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Christian Wakeford"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bury South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Christian Wakeford"} ], "uin" : "24591"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683609", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683609/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government is committed to the Independent Pay Review Body process, which remains the proper, established mechanism for determining pay in the public sector.<\/p>
However, the government recognises the importance of keeping the process under review.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4780", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Laura Trott"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sevenoaks"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Laura Trott"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-01-29T17:40:15.513Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-01-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Public Sector: Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page six of the NHS Employers publication entitled Government offer in principle for the NHS Agenda for Change workforce, published in March 2023, whether the Government plans to review the effectiveness of other public sector pay review bodies in the 2023-24 financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4809", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Beth Winter"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cynon Valley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Beth Winter"} ], "uin" : "10681"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683524", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683524/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Pay Review Body (PRB) remit letters, PRB reports and the Government\u2019s responses to those reports for previous years are published on gov.uk.<\/p>
Remit letters, which commence the pay round were sent out on the 20th<\/sup> December to PRBs covering the major frontline public sector workforces, asking them to consider and make recommendations on the pay of their workforces as normal for 2024-25.<\/p> Departments are working on their evidence to PRBs which will be submitted in due course. The Government has outlined the requested date to receive the PRBs reports in the remit letters for this year.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the process for (a) finalising and (b) publishing pay review body remit letters is; and which Departments have a role in that process.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which dates his Department's pay review body remit letters were (a) circulated and (b) published in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the deadline is for when Departments should provide submissions to public sector pay review bodies for the 2024-25 financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1683527/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Pay Review Body (PRB) remit letters, PRB reports and the Government\u2019s responses to those reports for previous years are published on gov.uk.<\/p> Remit letters, which commence the pay round were sent out on the 20th<\/sup> December to PRBs covering the major frontline public sector workforces, asking them to consider and make recommendations on the pay of their workforces as normal for 2024-25.<\/p> Departments are working on their evidence to PRBs which will be submitted in due course. The Government has outlined the requested date to receive the PRBs reports in the remit letters for this year.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) commencement letters and (b) date each public sector pay review body was requested to publish its recommendation report for each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had made a recent assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of public sector pay review bodies on pay increases for public sector workers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to fund pay increases for public sector workers at the rate of inflation or greater in the Autumn Statement 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to increase public sector pay in 2024-25 by at least the September 2023 growth in average earnings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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