To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff in her predecessor Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years for which information is available; what proportion of the total work force they represented; what the total amount of bonuses paid was; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if she will make a statement. (100672)

Available information on bonus payments to senior civil servants (SCS) and non-SCS staff in my predecessor Department, in respect of overall performance and exceptional performance on specific tasks or at specific times, is set out as follows.