The available information is as follows:
Number of bonuses awarded Total cost (£) 2004-05 123 642,625.00 2005-06 172 884,985.88 2006-07 164 1,073,050.62
The information for years between 1997-98 and 2003-04 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Number of bonuses awarded Total cost (£) 2005-06 62 254,567.60 2006-07 60 342,597.00
Number of bonuses awarded Total cost (£) 2005-06 2 7,430.00 2006-07 7 31,758.45
Both the MHRA and NHS PASA do not hold bonus information going back any further then 2005-06.
The national health service does not employ senior civil servants.