To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the total basic pay bill was of members of the senior civil service within his Department in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009. (305950)

The total basic pay bill for the senior civil service in the Department for Transport was £15,580,392 in 2008 and £16,686,383 in 2009.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the mean average percentage pay increase for members of the senior civil service in his Department was in 2009. (305951)

The average percentage pay increase in 2009 for members of the senior civil service in the Department for Transport was 2.3 per cent.