Catherine West – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the rate of pay is for cleaners in her Department.

George Eustice

Cleaning services for Defra are provided under the facilities contract with Interserve FM. Rates for cleaners vary dependent on location and market rates. From April the minimum rates will be:

£7.20 per hour for 25 year olds and over

£6.70 per hour for 21 year olds and over

£5.30 per hour for 18 – 20 year olds