Written question asked by Baroness Warsi (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Thursday, 21 May 2009.

Equal Pay: Government: Departments

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what pay gaps there are in respect of gender, race and disability among employees of Communities and Local Government.

Answer: In relation to gender pay gaps, I refer the noble Baroness to Table 27 of the Civil Service Statistics which sets out the percentage difference in median salaries between different genders in all government departments: www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/CivilService_tables_2008.xls. Although a recent analysis of basic pay has identified differences between key demographic/employment groups of greater than 3 per cent for Communities and Local Government (CLG) as a whole, it has revealed few differences of similar order at the pay range level (pay range is taken as an indicator of work of equal value). CLG is committed to working towards equality of treatment throughout its workforce. In addition to complying with statutory duties eg carrying out an equal pay review every three years, the department consults regularly with the TUS and staff networks to see how barriers to equality can be removed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3315; 710 c357-8WA
Session: 2008-09
Subjects: Disability Civil servants Gender Equal pay Ethnic groups Department for Communities and Local Government
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk