Speeches

Catherine West – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the rate of pay is for cleaners in his Department.

Alun Cairns

Cleaning services within the Wales Office are undertaken by outsourced providers under Ministry of Justice contracts.

Rates of pay for cleaners are determined by their respective employers and not held by the Wales Office or Ministry of Justice.

All employers are obligated to pay at least the National Minimum Wage and the new National Living Wage from April 2016.