Departments: Pay

David Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of staff in his Department in the last three years; and at what total cost.

Dawn Primarolo
The number of staff who received bonus payments in the last three years and the total amount of bonus paid is as follows:

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|       |Normal|£        |
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|2004-05|679   |1,064,465|
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|2005-06|581   |1,252,141|
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|2006-07|420   |1,400,049|
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A significant proportion of bonuses paid were to staff who are senior civil servants, where the Department’s policy is determined by the Cabinet Office guidance on civil service bonuses.