Departmental Pay Danny Alexander To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many bonuses were awarded to senior civil servants working at his Department and its agencies in 2006-07; and what the total cost of those bonuses was. Mrs. McGuire There were 242 bonuses awarded to senior civil servants working at the Department for Work and Pensions and its agencies in 2006-07. The total cost of those bonuses was £1,787,847. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bonus type |Number|Amount (£)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07 DWP senior civil service pay round bonuses |200 |1,675,366 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other bonus payments1 |42 |112,481 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |242 |1,787,847 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes bonuses paid outside the DWP senior civil service pay round to:Permanent secretaries (performance bonuses);Staff transferring in from other Government Departments (performance bonuses awarded by the other Department);Newly promoted staff as part of their junior pay award, andSenior civil servants as special bonuses (through the DWP special bonus scheme for staff).| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Teather To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in his Department and its predecessors were paid over £100,000 in each year since 1997. Mrs. McGuire The information is in the following table. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |September 2006 |40 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2005 |30 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2004 |20 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2003 |20 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2002 |20 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2001 |— | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 2000 |— | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 1999 |— | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 1998 |— | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |April 1997 |— | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Numbers less than five are represented by ‘—’.Notes:1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.2. DSS and Employment Service prior to 2002.Source:Mandate provided by ONS.| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------