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100163

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff employed by contractors working in her Department's central offices are paid below the London Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and what estimate she has made of the cost of ensuring that all such staff receive that wage.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
	uin	211261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>There are 2 major contracts arranged by the core Department which employ some people who earn less than the Living Wage or London Living Wage. Outside London, 179 people are employed on these contracts and earn less than the Living Wage. In London, 28 people are employed on these contracts and earn less than the London Living Wage, although 4 of those earn more than the national Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently have an accurate cost estimate for ensuring that all these staff are paid the living wage rates for the UK and London.</p><p> </p><p>It would incur disproportionate cost to examine all our smaller contracts.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 9 temporary staff from employment agencies who are paid less than the UK Living Wage and employed outside London, and none in London paid less than the London Living Wage. These numbers can change at any time.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 211260 question first answered 03/11/2014 15:11:41 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

100164

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff employed by contractors working for her Department are paid below the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of ensuring that all staff employed by contractors working for her Department are paid that wage.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
	uin	211260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>There are 2 major contracts arranged by the core Department which employ some people who earn less than the Living Wage or London Living Wage. Outside London, 179 people are employed on these contracts and earn less than the Living Wage. In London, 28 people are employed on these contracts and earn less than the London Living Wage, although 4 of those earn more than the national Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>We do not currently have an accurate cost estimate for ensuring that all these staff are paid the living wage rates for the UK and London.</p><p> </p><p>It would incur disproportionate cost to examine all our smaller contracts.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 9 temporary staff from employment agencies who are paid less than the UK Living Wage and employed outside London, and none in London paid less than the London Living Wage. These numbers can change at any time.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 211261 question first answered 03/11/2014 15:11:41 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

105926

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to her Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	213066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not have or operate an Instant Rewards policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 07/11/2014 14:22:46 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

168264

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) her Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by her Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	217417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Core Defra has no direct employees paid less than the living wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently 4 temporary staff from employment agencies who are paid less than the UK Living Wage and employed outside London, and 3 in London paid less than the London Living Wage. These numbers can change at any time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are 215 people paid less than the UK Living Wage employed on 2 major contracts, arranged by the core Department and working across the network. There are 40 people working in London and paid less than the London Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the breakdown of gender and ethnicity of these people and the proportion they represent is held by the contractors and not core Defra and is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 217438 217459 question first answered 15/12/2014 16:43:01 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

228537

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within her Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	228310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly rate of pay for employees who have declared their ethnicity in core-Defra at each grade identified as (a) white and (b) from a black, Asian, or other minority ethnic group (BAME).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>(a) White</p></td><td><p>(b) BAME</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>£11.79</p></td><td><p>£12.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>£13.93</p></td><td><p>£15.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>£16.90</p></td><td><p>£17.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faststream</p></td><td><p>£15.30</p></td><td><p>£15.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>£20.48</p></td><td><p>£20.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>£27.58</p></td><td><p>£28.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade6</p></td><td><p>£33.34</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>£41.36</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data has not been provided where there are fewer than 5 employees in a group.</p><p>This includes employees at AA, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £9.09; Grade 6, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £33.42; and at SCS, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £43.33.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 24/03/2015 11:05:32 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

64724

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	203104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This response covers Core Defra, Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra and its agencies allow the following organisations to collect subscriptions through its payroll services:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>AXA Sun Life (FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Benenden Healthcare Society</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham Hosp Saturday Fund (AHVLA and RPA only)</p><p> </p><p>Charitable Giving</p><p> </p><p>Charity for Civil Servants</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Benevolent Fund</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Club</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Pension Scheme (inc stakeholder)</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Retirement Fellowship</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Sports Council</p><p> </p><p>Commercial Union Life Assurance</p><p> </p><p>Customs &amp; Excise Sports Club (core Defra only)</p><p> </p><p>Customs Fund Insurance (core Defra only)</p><p> </p><p>Cyclescheme (FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Defra Lottery</p><p> </p><p>Department of Environment Recreational Association (core Defra only)</p><p> </p><p>Dimensions Fitness</p><p> </p><p>Fideliti</p><p> </p><p>First Division Association</p><p> </p><p>Forester Health Plan Scheme</p><p> </p><p>General, Municipal &amp; Boilermakers (AHVLA only)</p><p> </p><p>Give As You Earn (RPA and CEFAS only)</p><p> </p><p>Halfords</p><p> </p><p>HAS Crown Plan &amp; Individual (RPA only)</p><p> </p><p>Hospital Savings Association</p><p> </p><p>Land Registry Sports &amp; Social (VMD only)</p><p> </p><p>Leeds Hospital Fund (AHVLA only)</p><p> </p><p>Medicash Health Scheme (CEFAS and RPA only)</p><p> </p><p>Minerva Sports &amp; Social (VMD only)</p><p> </p><p>Prospect</p><p> </p><p>Public and Commercial Services Union</p><p> </p><p>Simply Health (core Defra and FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Sodexo (FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Sovereign Health Care (core Defra and FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>SSA Lottery (CEFAS only)</p><p> </p><p>Sun Life Assurance Company</p><p> </p><p>Welsh Hospitals (AHVLA only)</p><p> </p><p>Welsh Office Sports &amp; Social Association (core Defra only)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 04/07/2014 13:11:22 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

77612

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials employed by his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	205455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010, 1294 staff in Core Defra have remained in the same grade. Of these, 1139 have received an increase to salary. The table below shows a breakdown of the number of staff by grade. Non-consolidated awards are not included.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. remained in Grade since 2010 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. received an increase to salary since 2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FS</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2010 and 2011 the majority of staff were subject to a pay freeze. Staff with salaries of £21,000 and below received an increase of £250 each year. In 2012 and 2013, staff received pay increases averaging 1% each year.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 21/07/2014 14:38:33 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

90682

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	208282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The tables below show the highest and lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by core-Defra, its Executive Agencies and NDPBs in each year since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In line with previous reporting on senior salaries, the highest salary figure has been provided in a £5k band.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2010-11</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest Salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest Salary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>£155,000-£159,999</p></td><td><p>£15,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AHVLA</p></td><td><p>£130,000-£134,999</p></td><td><p>£14,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VMD</p></td><td><p>£90,000-£94,999</p></td><td><p>£19,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEFAS</p></td><td><p>£120,000-£124,999</p></td><td><p>£12,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FERA</p></td><td><p>£110,000-£114,999</p></td><td><p>£14,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RPA</p></td><td><p>£130,000-£134,999</p></td><td><p>£15,868</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2011-12</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest Salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest Salary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>£160,000-£164,999</p></td><td><p>£15,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AHVLA</p></td><td><p>£130,000-£134,999</p></td><td><p>£14,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VMD</p></td><td><p>£115,000-£119,999</p></td><td><p>£19,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEFAS</p></td><td><p>£120,000-£124,999</p></td><td><p>£13,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FERA</p></td><td><p>£110,000-£114,999</p></td><td><p>£14,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RPA</p></td><td><p>£155,000-£159,999</p></td><td><p>£16,118</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>2012-13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest Salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest Salary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>£160,000-£164,999</p></td><td><p>£15,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AHVLA</p></td><td><p>£130,000-£134,999</p></td><td><p>£15,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VMD</p></td><td><p>£115,000-£119,999</p></td><td><p>£19,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEFAS</p></td><td><p>£120,000-£124,999</p></td><td><p>£13,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FERA</p></td><td><p>£110,000-£114,999</p></td><td><p>£14,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RPA</p></td><td><p>£155,000-£159,999</p></td><td><p>£16,368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013-14</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest Salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest Salary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>£160,000-£164,999</p></td><td><p>£15,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AHVLA</p></td><td><p>£130,000-£134,999</p></td><td><p>£15,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VMD</p></td><td><p>£115,000-£119,999</p></td><td><p>£19,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEFAS</p></td><td><p>£80,000-£84,999</p></td><td><p>£13,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FERA</p></td><td><p>£110,000-£114,999</p></td><td><p>£9,848*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RPA</p></td><td><p>£160,000-£164,999</p></td><td><p>£16,368</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014-15</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Highest Salary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lowest Salary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>£160,000-£164,999</p></td><td><p>£15,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AHVLA</p></td><td><p>£130,000-£134,999</p></td><td><p>£15,685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VMD</p></td><td><p>£115,000-£119,999</p></td><td><p>£19,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CEFAS</p></td><td><p>£80,000-£84,999</p></td><td><p>£14,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FERA</p></td><td><p>£110,000-£114,999</p></td><td><p>£9,947*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RPA</p></td><td><p>£160,000-£164,999</p></td><td><p>£16,450</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* Apprentice grade was introduced in 2013 -14</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information for Defra’s Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDBPs) will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/09/2014 17:00:25 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

91965

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) direct employees, (b) outsourced workers and (c) workers in agencies which report to her Department are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
	uin	209467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>There are no direct employees paid less than the Living Wage in core Defra, AHVLA, VMD and RPA.</p><p> </p><p>In FERA there are 11 and in CEFAS 7 directly employed members of staff on apprenticeship schemes who are paid below the Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>207 people are known to be employed on contracts in Defra and the executive agencies where the contractors pay less than the Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 16/10/2014 14:38:08 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

92531

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff of her Department or its contractors who are responsible for drafting responses to Parliamentary Questions are paid below the rate of the London living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	209931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Answers to Parliamentary Questions are drafted by staff across the Department. Whilst core Defra has no direct employees paid less than the London Living Wage there are a small number of temporary staff from employment agencies who are paid less than the London Living Wage. Senior Civil Servants are responsible for providing final advice and draft responses to Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 27/10/2014 16:54:09 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff