Northern Ireland Office: Allowances

Questions

Asked by

Lord Laird
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 19 March (WA 79) concerning payments to staff in the Northern Ireland Office, how many officials received allowances in addition to their salaries in each of the past five years. [HL2454]

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
The number of staff in the Northern Ireland Office, excluding its agencies and executive NDPBs, who received an allowance in addition to their salary in each of the past five years are shown in the following table.

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|Financial Year|Staff Numbers|
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|2003-04       |1,030        |
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|2004-05       |1,089        |
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|2005-06       |1,189        |
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|2006-07       |1,231        |
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|2007-08       |1,249        |
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Asked by

Lord Laird
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose any increase in allowances paid to staff of the Northern Ireland Office in the current and next financial year. [HL2656]

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
There are no current proposals to increase allowances paid to Northern Ireland Office staff in this, or the next, financial year.