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Government Departments: Pay

Asked by Charlotte NicholsLabourCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 March 2026UIN 120515

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Department covered by the Pay Remit Guidance had its 2022/23 budget increased or altered to enable the £1,500 Pay Remit Guidance payment to be made.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

Decisions on pay below Senior Civil Service are delegated to Departments. Cabinet Office does not have sight of Departments’ budgetary decisions.

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