To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 20 April (WA 355) concerning the payment of bonuses to the officials of the Northern Ireland Office, when official guidance will be given; and whether it will be published. [HL3044]

As stated in my Answer of 26 January (Official Report, col. WA 16), the code of practice and guidance in relation to non-consolidated payments to non-Senior Civil Service staff has been placed in the Library of the House.

Information on the reward arrangements for the Senior Civil Service, which are managed centrally by the Cabinet Office, is available on the civilservice.gov.uk website. A copy will be made available in the Library of the House.