To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of staff in his Department in the last three years; and at what total cost. (146986)

The number of staff who received bonus payments in the last three years and the total amount of bonus paid is as follows:

A significant proportion of bonuses paid were to staff who are senior civil servants, where the Department’s policy is determined by the Cabinet Office guidance on civil service bonuses.