Written question asked by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 June 2025. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 3 July 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil Servants

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether civil servants in her Department relocated outside of London will have their pay reduced, and whether civil servants employed in new locations outside London will lose their existing London weighting.

Answer: MHCLG has separate National pay ranges and London pay ranges. MHCLG has an established policy and salary change calculation that applies when colleagues transfer from the London to the National pay range or vice versa, this includes individuals being placed on the same relative position on their new pay range as they held on their old pay range, i.e. if the colleague was on the minimum of the London pay range they would move to the minimum of the National pay range.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 62968
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Civil servants Pay Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government London allowance
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk