Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 14331

Local Government and Schools: Pay

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned analysis of the fiscal implications of restoring pay to its 2008 inflation-adjusted value for (a) local government and (b) s

Answer

Alison McGovern

Central government does not monitor this. Local authorities are independent employers and it is for them to set levels of pay in negotiation with trade unions.