asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many staff working for the Department for Transport were paid a bonus in each of the past five years; and what was the total amount of bonuses paid by the department. [HL4694]
The Department for Transport comprises a central department plus seven executive agencies, each with its own pay and reward system. Information regarding bonus payments has been collected from the central department and all seven agencies and collated in to one set of figures.
Year Number of staff to receive bonus payment Total amount of bonuses paid 2003-04 4,814 £2,020,828 2004-05 6,537 £1,881,308 2005-06 13,682 £8,212,780 2006-07 14,895 £10,147,137 2007-08 6,510 £3,844,107
The above figures exclude:
Senior Civil Service (SCS) bonuses for 2003-04 and SCS Fixed-Term Appointments for 2004-05;
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency data for 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2007-08; and
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency data for 2007-08.
The excluded data could only be produced at disproportionate costs.
Bonuses are paid in respect of overall performance or exceptional performance on a specific task or at a specific time.