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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Public Sector: Pay (7 July 2017)

Question Asked

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been saved in 2017 prices as a result of the imposition of the public sector pay cap.

Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)

Answer

Projected savings were outlined in the Summer Budget 2015. Over the parliament 2010-2015, the government’s firm restraint over public sector pay delivered reductions to departmental spending, saving approximately £8 billion.


Answered by:
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
12 July 2017

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