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Department of Health and Social Care: Permanent Secretaries

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 27 April 2026UIN 125680

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2025, to Question 52906, on Department of Health and Social Care: Permanent Secretaries, what was the benchmark used to set the salary of the new DHSC Permanent Secretary.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

The salary of the DHSC Permanent Secretary was approved in line with the senior pay control process.

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