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Permanent Secretaries: Pay

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 July 2026UIN 10646

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 7317, on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, if he will publish the business case to pay a Permanent Secretary a salary greater than £300,000.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

There are no plans to publish individual pay business cases. A permanent secretary salary greater than £300,000 is approved in line with the senior pay control process set by HM Treasury. Guidance on Senior Pay Approvals is available via https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6925e3c133d088f6d5da2d41/Guidance_for_the_approval_of_senior_pay_senior_pay_controls_process_November_2025.pdf

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