To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 192W, on departmental manpower, what the main findings were of the joint pay review in each of the five UK overseas missions that have completed the exercise; and if he will make a statement. (311505)

The joint pay review referred to in the answer of 5 January 2010 was conducted in the following five Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)/Department for International Development (DFID) co-located posts:

Addis Ababa

Kampala

Lusaka

Nairobi

Sana'a.

New Delhi has now also completed its review. The reviews found that the pay and non-pay benefits of FCO and DFID locally engaged staff were broadly aligned with the local market comparators in most posts. Where there were divergences, both organisations have taken steps to bring salaries within the mid-market range and good progress has been made in this respect. Upwards of 85 per cent. of non-pay terms and conditions of service in most locations which completed the exercise have been aligned with local market practice immediately. This fulfils the overall objective of the exercise to harmonise as closely as possible FCO/DFID local staff pay and conditions of service with local market comparators.