Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78210

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: London Allowance

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 68790 on MHCLG: Civil Servants, for what reason the London pay range is paid to civil servants in the Hemel Hempstead office.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The application of the MHCLG London pay scale to the Hemel Hempstead office relates to a historic decision and wider contractual pay agreement reached with Departmental Trade Unions.