A question tabled by Steve Yemm on 03-06-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

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Question ID: 1810463
UIN: 904489
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-03
Asking Member ID: 5194
Asking Member display name: Steve Yemm
Asking Member handle: steveyemm
Asking Member Twitter reference: @steveyemm
Member interest: false
Question text: What steps she is taking with local authorities to help uplift public sector pay for people in local government.
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for setting pay and terms and conditions for their staff. There is no role for the department in this process. We are supporting councils to fix the foundations by reviewing the underlying funding fo...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true