PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ministry of Defence: Pay (17 January 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.

Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour)

I am interpreting your request as referring to civilian staff. Cleaning and catering services within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are provided through a number of facilities management contracts. Information on the rates of remuneration for cleaners and caterers is held by facilities management contractors and not by the Department.

MOD guards have the same terms and conditions and pay scales as the wider MOD Civil Service. The MOD Guard Service comprises approximately 1,800 E2 grades and 200 E1 grades. The rate of remuneration is shown per annum in the table below:

Grade	Current National Pay Scales:	London Pay Scales:
E1	£19,911 to £21,155	£21,309 to £22,637
E2	£17,476 to £17,992	£18,700 to £19,251

In addition to pay scales, dependent on location, guards may also receive additional locational allowances.

Remuneration rates for guards that are provided through commercial contracts are not held by the Department.

Answered by:
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
24 January 2019