Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 70460

Civil Servants: Pay

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 23 September 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants in the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Civil Service claim a London weighting on their salary, in the most recent period for which data is available.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Office does not have a London Weighting Allowance. There are separate London and National pay ranges. An individual’s pay, paid as a salary, is determined by the location of their designated office, as set out in their contract. Decisions on p...

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