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Permanent Secretaries: Pay

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 129013

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the salary of the DHSC Permanent Secretary was approved by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

Answered by James Murray

The salary for the DHSC Permanent Secretary was approved as per the rules outlined in the senior pay guidance.

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