To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department paid in bonuses to press and communication officers in each of the last 10 years; and what the (a) highest and (b) lowest such bonus was in each of those years. (182722)

The Department for International Development’s reward arrangements do not allow for the payment of bonuses to staff below the senior civil service. No bonuses have been paid to press and communication officers in any of the last 10 years.