§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress is being made by the review into the84W equalisation of pay and pensions across Government Departments; and when a national agreement will be agreed. [26791]
§ Mr. LeslieI have been asked to reply.
Responsibility for pay and grading outside the senior civil service is delegated to Departments and agencies. There are no plans to return to a centralised system, which would be incompatible with our policy of giving greater freedom and autonomy to front line managers in order to encourage innovation and improve delivery.
The Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme is the occupational pension scheme for civil servants and applies across all Departments.