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759284

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of her Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>All departmental pay awards have been applied in accordance with HMT pay guidance that restricts increases to an average of one per cent across all staff. Over the last three years, the department has targeted awards so that lower paid staff receive higher awards than those at the top of pay grades.</p><p>The table below shows the number of employees of the Department for Education who received a pay increase a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent for each of the last three years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Pay Award Year</p></td><td><p>Above 1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>Below 1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3611</p></td><td><p>989</p></td><td><p>721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2405</p></td><td><p>926</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2302</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>492</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include staff in post on the 31 March each year and exclude people that joined during the financial year (i.e. the pay awards for staff in post on 31 March 2017 are included in the 2017/18 figures).</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/09/2017 07:51:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

724125

registered interest
date	25/04/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total payroll cost of her Department's Extended Ministerial Office was; and how many civil servants worked in that office during its existence.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	71847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s Extended Ministerial Office has a payroll cost of £732,968.45 (including National Insurance and pension contributions) from July 2015 to March 2017.</p><p>A total of 9 civil servants have worked in the Extended Ministerial Office during its existence, with no more than 7 in post at any one time.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2017 11:34:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

690284

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in her Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	64163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publish information each year by Civil Service organisation as part of their annual release of Civil Service Statistics. The latest data set from 2016 can be found on the ONS website using data from 31 March 2016. The data can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016</a></p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service is committed to being a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of background with the aim of becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst it is encouraging to see a positive trajectory in terms of diversity representation in the Civil Service, we recognise that there is more to do. That is why in March 2016 the Government published its refreshed Talent Action Plan for the Civil Service, identifying actions to support our staff, increase diversity in the Civil Service and deliver the best possible public services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/02/2017 17:33:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

684035

registered interest
date	03/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total pay bill was for (a) male and (b) female employees in her Department in 2015-16; and what the per capita spend from that pay bill for each man and woman was in that year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	63069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2017 answer text <p>The total pay bill for 2015/16 as published in our annual report was £190,126,000. This full-year figure is derived from our financial systems and cannot be broken down by gender.</p><p> </p><p>We can provide the following information as at March 2016 from our HR system:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>Female Headcount</p></td><td><p>Female Mean Salary</p></td><td><p>Male Headcount</p></td><td><p>Male Mean Salary</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education (including Government Equalities Office)</p></td><td><p>1315</p></td><td><p>39370</p></td><td><p>935</p></td><td><p>41000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education Funding Agency</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>41310</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>47030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standards and Testing Agency</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>37190</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>38890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>34470</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>36320</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/02/2017 14:07:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

679694

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) level of earnings is of the (i) highest and (ii) lowest-paid employee and (b) median earnings are of employees of her Department, agencies and arms-length bodies.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	62064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The level of earnings of the (a) (i) highest paid employee, (ii) lowest paid and (b) median earnings of employees in the Department for Education is included in the table below and is based on data as at 31 March 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Highest Paid*</p></td><td><p>Lowest Paid</p></td><td><p>Median Pay*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>£162,500</p></td><td><p>£18,454</p></td><td><p>£34,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education Funding Agency</p></td><td><p>£142,500</p></td><td><p>£18,285</p></td><td><p>£40,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skills Funding Agency</p></td><td><p>£112,500</p></td><td><p>£14,200</p></td><td><p>£36,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standards and Testing Agency</p></td><td><p>£87,500</p></td><td><p>£22,438</p></td><td><p>£34,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The National College for Teaching and Leadership</p></td><td><p>£127,500</p></td><td><p>£18,104</p></td><td><p>£30,550</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The columns marked with a star (*) are published annually in the autumn and can be found through the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/medianpayannexb" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/medianpayannexb</a>.</p><p>We do not hold equivalent data for the Department’s arms-length bodies and staff from the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/02/2017 15:10:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

657849

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly earnings are of (a) female, (b) male, (c) BAME and (d) non-BAME employees of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff, including the Government Equalities Office (GEO) staff, by a) female b) male c) BME and d) non-BME.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff (including GEO)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the average hourly earnings of GEO staff by a) female and b) male.</p><p>Average earnings of GEO Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£24.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£25.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department and GEO records earnings as annual salaries. In order to convert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used: ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that is greater proportions of women and BME staff of the lower pay bands.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/12/2016 16:31:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

657852

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly earnings are of her Department's (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	57494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff by a) female b) male c) BME d) Non-BME e) part-time and f) full time.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Part-time</p></td><td><p>£21.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>£21.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department records earnings as annual salaries. In order to covert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used; ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that are greater proportions of women and BME staff at the lower pay bands.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 57495 question first answered 16/12/2016 16:29:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

657853

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average hourly earnings are of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	57495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly earnings of the Department for Education (DfE) staff by a) female b) male c) BME d) Non-BME e) part-time and f) full time.</p><p>Average Earnings of DfE Staff</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nov-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>£20.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>£21.97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>£18.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>£21.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Part-time</p></td><td><p>£21.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>£21.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department records earnings as annual salaries. In order to covert the annual salaries to hourly rates the following calculation has been used; ((Gross Basic Salary*FTE)/52)/Weekly hours.</p><p>The pay gap is lower when analysed at grade level for men and women and BME and non-BME. The gaps can be largely attributed to the fact that are greater proportions of women and BME staff at the lower pay bands.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 57494 question first answered 16/12/2016 16:29:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

657081

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the highest-paid and lowest-paid full-time employee in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	56985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the percentage gap in earnings between a) employees in the highest grade and average pay in the department and b) the highest and lowest paid employees in the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Table showing percentage pay gaps</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Percentage Gap*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage gap between the highest grade and average (median) pay</p></td><td><p>-78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage gap between the highest and lowest paid employees</p></td><td><p>-89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Percentage gap has been calculated as (Highest Earner – Value)/Highest Earner. This figure includes the department and its agencies as at March 2016 (and does not include staff moved into the Department following Machinery of Government changes announced in July 2016)</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 57029 question first answered 20/12/2016 17:16:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

657082

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the pay of full-time staff in the highest pay grade in her Department and average full-time pay in that Department.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	57029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the percentage gap in earnings between a) employees in the highest grade and average pay in the department and b) the highest and lowest paid employees in the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Table showing percentage pay gaps</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Percentage Gap*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage gap between the highest grade and average (median) pay</p></td><td><p>-78%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage gap between the highest and lowest paid employees</p></td><td><p>-89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Percentage gap has been calculated as (Highest Earner – Value)/Highest Earner. This figure includes the department and its agencies as at March 2016 (and does not include staff moved into the Department following Machinery of Government changes announced in July 2016)</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 56985 question first answered 20/12/2016 17:16:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry