questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the real-terms value of (a) local government and (b) school support staff pay under the National Joint Council (NJC) arrangements compared with 2008 levels.
answerText: 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.
heading: Local Government and Schools: Pay