Departmental Pay John McDonnell To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance related payment was in cash terms for senior civil servants in his Department in each of the last five years. Chris Mole [holding answer 23 November 2009]: The (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance related payment in cash terms for senior civil servants in the Department for Transport in each of the last five years is set out in the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Average non-consolidated performance related payment|Highest non-consolidated performance related payment| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2009|6,359 |12,500 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008|7,001 |22,000 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007|5,749 |20,000 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006|4,975 |12,500 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005|3,565 |17,000 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John McDonnell To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the answer of 2 November 2009, Official Report, column 632W, on departmental pay, when the next equal pay review for each bargaining unit will be held. Chris Mole The table shows when each of the Department for Transport’s bargaining units will be carrying out its next equal pay review. ------------------------------------------------------------- |Bargaining unit |Next equal pay review| ------------------------------------------------------------- |Department for Transport (Centre) |December 2009 | ------------------------------------------------------------- |Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency |January 2010 | ------------------------------------------------------------- |Highways Agency |February 2010 | ------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicle and Operating Services Agency|July 2011 | ------------------------------------------------------------- |Government Car and Dispatch Agency |April 2010 | ------------------------------------------------------------- |Maritime and Coastguard Agency |October 2012 | ------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicle Certification Agency |July 2012 | ------------------------------------------------------------- |Driver Standards Agency |May 2012 | -------------------------------------------------------------