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Olympic Games 2012: Pay

Volume 471: debated on Wednesday 30 January 2008

To ask the Minister for the Olympics what the 10 highest salaries are of staff working on preparations for the 2012 Olympics whose salaries are paid from the public purse. (180307)

The following table shows the 2007-08 salaries of the 10 highest paid staff working directly on the preparations for the 2012 Olympics in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and paid from the public purse. It does not include staff employed by the ODA's Delivery Partner, and the ODA's contractors.

Position/organisation

1Salary (£)

Chief Executive, ODA

372,600

Director of Construction, ODA

258,750

Director of Finance and Corporate Services, ODA

253,624

Director General, Government Olympic Executive

220,000

Director of Design and Regeneration, ODA

207,000

Director of Transport, ODA

207,000

Director of Property, ODA

207,000

Director of Infrastructure and Utilities, ODA

207,000

Director of Build and Finance, Government Olympic Executive

180,000

Director of Communications, ODA

175,950

1 The figures are for basic salary only, and do not include for any performance related bonuses, taxable benefits and pension contributions. These additional benefits will be calculated at the financial year-end and detailed in the annual reports and accounts of the Department and the ODA which are laid before the House.