Annual Pay Award

Mr. Fallon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on what date the annual pay award for departmental staff has been implemented in each of the last five years.

Mr. Dhanda
[holding answer 28 November 2006]: The effective date for the annual pay award to department staff in each of the last five years is set out as follows:

2006—November 2006

2005—April 2005

2004—April 2004

2003—October 2003

2002—September 2002