Written question asked by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Friday, 5 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 December 2014. It was answered by Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.

Answer

Core Defra has no direct employees paid less than the living wage.

There are currently 4 temporary staff from employment agencies who are paid less than the UK Living Wage and employed outside London, and 3 in London paid less than the London Living Wage. These numbers can change at any time.

There are 215 people paid less than the UK Living Wage employed on 2 major contracts, arranged by the core Department and working across the network. There are 40 people working in London and paid less than the London Living Wage.

Information on the breakdown of gender and ethnicity of these people and the proportion they represent is held by the contractors and not core Defra and is only available at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 217417
Session: 2014-15
Related items: Living Wage
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Pay
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

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