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1170593

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure Departments have adequate funding to the pay the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>Spending Round 2019 delivered the fastest planned increase in day-to-day departmental spending in 15 years. Resource spending is set to rise by 4.1% in real terms from 2019-20 to 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>As usual, departments are responsible for managing changes to pay. Where this policy change might have cost implications in years beyond 2020-21, these should be incorporated into departments’ workforce strategies and will be considered at the Spending Review in 2020 alongside other bids and pressures in their budgets.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 22/01/2020 15:13:06 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170445

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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 (c) £10.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The National Living Wage is currently £8.21 per hour, set with effect from 1 April 2019.</p><p>Cabinet Office is compliant with this rate.</p><p>The Government announced on 31 December 2019 that the new National Living Wage, effective from 6 April, will be £8.72 per hour.</p><p>The table below sets out the number and proportion of staff in my Department, at 31 December 2019, who would receive an increase in their Annual Salary if their hourly pay rate was increased to the rates shown:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Proposed Pay Rate</p></td><td><p>£8.72</p></td><td><p>£9.30</p></td><td><p>£10.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No of Staff pay Increases</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of Workforce</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/01/2020 11:47:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170446

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has adequate funds to pay the increase in the National Living Wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does have adequate funds to pay the increase in the National Living Wage, announced by the Government on 31 December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/01/2020 16:03:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170448

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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	2487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government Property Agency holds contracts on behalf of the Cabinet Office. They continue to have regular discussions with facility management contractors.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/01/2020 16:01:55 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170461

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to increase the levels of funding allocated to roads in the English regions to similar levels to those allocated to roads in London.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The responsibility for local highways maintenance in London is a devolved matter and therefore falls to Transport for London (TfL) and the London boroughs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing local highways authorities in England (outside of London) over £6.6 billion between 2015 and 2020 for local highways maintenance. Every local highway authority in England (outside London) receives maintenance funding based on a formula that considers local factors such as road length, bridges, and street lighting. Highways authorities are able to prioritise their spending as they wish in order to meet local needs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 16/01/2020 15:35:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170470

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in her 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	2489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage (NLW). In April 2020, the NLW increases to £8.72 per hour. By 2024 the NLW 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>No staff in core-Defra would require an increase in salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was either £8.72 or £9.30.</p><p> </p><p>Less than 5 staff (0.09% of all staff) in core-Defra would require an increase to salary in the event that their hourly rate of pay was £10.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/01/2020 12:44:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170471

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of staff in her 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	2490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>The below figures show the proportion of DWP staff that would receive an increase in their annual salary, using the statutory National Living Wage calculation, in the event that their hourly pay increased to (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10. DWP pays all staff at least the National Living Wage, regardless of age.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Hourly rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full time equivalent salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume of DWP employees that would be uplifted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of DWP headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£8.72</p></td><td><p>£19,118</p></td><td><p>1915</p></td><td><p>2.44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£9.30</p></td><td><p>£20,390</p></td><td><p>6236</p></td><td><p>7.95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£10</p></td><td><p>£21,924</p></td><td><p>26670</p></td><td><p>34.01%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/01/2020 15:17:16 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170472

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of staff in her 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	2491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <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.</p><p> </p><p>All Department for International Trade employees currently on payroll, including UK Export Finance employees, are currently paid above the hourly rates outlined in this question. Therefore, none of the Department’s employees would see a change in their salary if these rates increased.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 21/01/2020 12:57:33 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170473

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of staff in her 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	2492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 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 working in BEIS are paid above these hourly rates.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2020 11:39:50 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170474

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, 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	2493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>There are no DExEU employees who would receive an increase to their salary in the event that their hourly rate was (a), (b) or (c). This is because the lowest paid member of DExEU staff hourly rate is higher than these amounts.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 21/01/2020 10:09:58 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris