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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 24 October 2017 on behalf of the Treasury.

Public Sector Pay

Question

Last week, the rate of inflation was announced at 3%. Public sector pay rises are at 1%. Will the Chief Secretary confirm that that is a pay cut for millions of workers, and will she take this from me as a Budget representation: “Scrap the cap”?

Answer

It seems that the right hon. Gentleman cannot take yes for an answer. There is not a public sector pay cap. We have said that individual Secretaries of State will be responsible for making proposals on their workforces dependent on specific circumstances. We are facing very different issues in the NHS and in the armed forces. What is important is that we look at the evidence and make sure that we can recruit and

retain the best possible workers in the public sector, but we also need to make sure that we do not price out of the market people working in the private sector.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
630 c146 
Session
2017-19
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Pay Public sector
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk