Departmental Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance related payment in cash terms was for senior civil servants in his Department, in each of the last five years. (308055)

Average and highest non-consolidated performance related payments made to senior civil servants in the Ministry of Defence over the last five years are provided in the following tables.

*Permanent senior civil servants*
£
	Performance year
	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Paid in financial year	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
Average	5,233	6,511	7,127	8,030	8,177
Highest	12,500	16,000	17,600	¹17,000	15,000
¹ Payment of £22,500 was available this year but not awarded.

*Senior fixed term appointees*
£
	Performance year
	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Paid in financial year	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
Average	7,243	7,850	20,994	25,041	31,890
Highest	14,340	12,546	50,000	50,000	84,563

Volume 504: debated on Tuesday 26 January 2010