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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Pay

Asked by Richard FullerConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 21 July 2026UIN 18557

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,270, (iv) £50,271 to £100,00, (v) £100,001 to £ 125,140 and (vi) over £125,140, and (b) what estimate they have made of the total unfunded public sector pension liability.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The information in question (a) is held by each ALB and not by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero .

Similar to above, the information for question b is held by the ALB’s and would not be held by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero .

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