To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of staff in each Government Office are in SCS pay band (a) 1, (b) 1A and (c) 2; and what job titles fall in each such pay band. (300264)

Each Government office has one regional director at SCS PB2 and between four and eight deputy regional directors at SCS PB1. The Government offices for the north-west and west midlands also have a deputy to the regional director at SCS PB1A.

As a percentage of the total staff employed in each office, this represents:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department has allocated for (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses for staff in 2009-10. (300433)

The Department for Communities and Local Government has allocated £1,276,150 for end of year non-consolidated pay awards in 2009-10:

The Department also operates a scheme for all staff below the senior civil service under which individuals or teams may receive a small non-consolidated award in recognition of an outstanding contribution over a limited period. A formal allocation of funding is not made for this scheme but a limit of 0.2 per cent. of the pay bill is placed on expenditure under these arrangements. The maximum payment under these arrangements is £600.