To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) average and (b) highest pay rise among civil servants in her Department was in each of the last five years. (189137)

The information requested is as follows:

The following table details the average pay rise awarded to staff below the Senior Civil Service in Home Office Headquarters, the Border and Immigration Agency, and the Criminal Records Bureau. The figures include changes to the value of the pay scales (revalorisation) and for some years, additional progression through pay ranges beyond standard performance related progression.

The average pay rises awarded to the Senior Civil Service were made in line with the recommendations of the Senior Salary Review Body (SSRB) which can be found at:

http://www.ome.uk.com/review.cfm?body=4.

The highest pay rises were awarded to the highest performing members of the Senior Civil Service (top 25 per cent.), in line with Senior Salaries Review Body recommendations and Cabinet Office guidance. The details of the highest pay rises are provided in the following table.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of (a) salaries for permanent Civil Service posts, (b) salaries for permanent non-Civil Service posts and (c) payments to temporary or agency workers in her Department was in each month since May 2005. (199547)

The Home Office is unable to provide the information requested from current available sources and commissioning reports would incur disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of staff of her Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years. (217415)

95 per cent. of senior civil service employees in the Home Office and her agencies did not receive the maximum bonus payable for the 2006-07 annual appraisal cycle.

Within Home Office headquarters and the UK Border Agency, 67 per cent. of employees below the SCS did not receive an end of year performance bonus, and 33 per cent. received a flat rate bonus of 2 per cent. in 2006-07.

IPS employees are eligible for end of year corporate bonuses, and grades 6 and 7 are eligible for change agent bonuses. It is not possible to provide information on the proportion of employees who received the maximum bonuses permissible without incurring disproportionate costs.

Information is not yet available for the appraisal year 2007-08.

Special bonuses are awarded for exceptional outstanding achievements by staff in particular demanding tasks or situations. It is not possible to provide information on the proportion of employees who received the maximum special bonus permissible without incurring disproportionate costs.