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423502

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Law Officers' Departments: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials in the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <p>Non-consolidated performance related awards are only paid to reward excellence, for example to recognise and incentivise those responsible for delivering high quality public services and savings to the taxpayer. Those one-off payments are not pensionable. Furthermore, since 2010/11 the Government has restricted awards for senior civil servants to the top 25% of performers (from 65% in previous years), saving around £15 million overall.</p><br /><p>A table showing information on performance related awards made by the Law Officers’ Departments during the past three financial years is presented below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Law Officer’s Departments – Performance awards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong> <strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong></strong> <strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong></strong> <strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong></strong> <strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year end</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year end</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year end</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>In year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Government Legal Department **</strong></p></td><td><p>£531,105</p></td><td><p>£144,013</p></td><td><p>£755,080</p></td><td><p>£139,635</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>£182,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Crown Prosecution Service ***</strong></p></td><td><p>£128,347</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>£98,261</p></td><td><p>None</p></td><td><p>£115,453</p></td><td><p>None</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Serious Fraud Office</strong></p></td><td><p>£235,872</p></td><td><p>£34,293</p></td><td><p>£236,051</p></td><td><p>£75,946</p></td><td><p>£232,080</p></td><td><p>£92,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* The year-end figures for the 2014/15 performance year are not yet finalised.</p><p>** The increase in the sums for GLD reflects the fact that the department has significantly increased in size each year since 2011, as a result of consolidation of government legal teams into a single department. The GLD data also covers the Attorney General’s Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>*** The only bonus scheme operated within the CPS is for SCS grades or the equivalent Senior Legal Manager (SLM) grades.</p><br /><p>Further details on staff numbers and costs, including performance related pay are published in the respective departmental Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 06/11/2015 13:37:17 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423505

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>Non-consolidated performance related pay is paid to reward excellence, for example to recognise and incentivise those responsible for delivering high quality public services and savings to the taxpayer. These one-off payments are not pensionable. Since 2010-11 the Government has restricted awards for senior civil servants to the top 25% of performers (from 65% in previous years), saving around £15 million overall.</p><p>An element of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills overall pay award for staff below the Senior Civil Service (SCS) is allocated to non-consolidated, non-pensionable pay related to performance. There are two types of award: in-year awards and annual performance awards.</p><p>Performance awards for the SCS are part of the pay system across the whole Senior Civil Service, and are used to reward high performance sustained throughout the year.</p><p>Information in the table shows the cost of each of these type of awards in each of the last three years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Non-SCS End year Annual Performance Awards</p></td><td><p>Non-SCS In-Year Awards</p></td><td><p>SCS Annual Performance Awards</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£1,540,773</p></td><td><p>£332,080</p></td><td><p>£577,925</p></td><td><p>£2,450,778</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£990,360</p></td><td><p>£492,228</p></td><td><p>£576,000</p></td><td><p>£2,058,588</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£1,288,474*</p></td><td><p>£605,608</p></td><td><p>£539,500</p></td><td><p>£2,433,582</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* A few end year payments still to be made so this figure is the latest and may increase</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/11/2015 15:10:46 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423516

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Office in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, all Departments are required to publish information about non-consolidated performance related payments annually. Information about non-consolidated awards paid to officials in my Department going back as far as awards paid for performance in the year 2011/12 is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/payroll-costs-and-non-consolidated-pay-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/payroll-costs-and-non-consolidated-pay-data</a></p><p>Information about awards paid in 2015/16 for performance in the year 2014/15 is not due to be published until later this year and will be available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/11/2015 17:21:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423520

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Information on Non-consolidated performance related pay for HM Treasury is publically available on gov.uk as part of the Transparency agenda. The information is up to date for the last 2 financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14.</p><br /><p>Non-consolidated performance related pay is only paid to reward excellence, for example to recognise and incentivise those responsible for delivering high quality public services and savings to the taxpayer. These one-off payments are not pensionable. Since 2010-11 the Government has restricted awards for senior civil servants to the top 25% of performers (from 65% in previous years), saving around £15 million overall.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/11/2015 15:14:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423528

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government was created in 2006. The following table shows the amount paid in bonuses by the Department since that date. Since 2010-11 the Government has limited bonus awards for senior civil servants to the top 25% of staff – down from the top 65% under Labour. This has saved around £15 million overall.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bonuses (£)</p></td><td><p>838,250</p></td><td><p>1,1018,350</p></td><td><p>1,284,549</p></td><td><p>1,041,144</p></td><td><p>705,130</p></td><td><p>544,250</p></td><td><p>459,500</p></td><td><p>471,293</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p><em>Of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In-year (£)</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><p>181,824</p></td><td><p>113,830</p></td><td><p>296,500</p></td><td><p>209,000</p></td><td><p>218,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End year (£)</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td><p>859,320</p></td><td><p>591,300</p></td><td><p>247,750</p></td><td><p>250,500</p></td><td><p>252,793</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>For all years up to 2008-09 inclusive, the figures relate to the financial year and the split between in year and end year bonuses is not available. Figures for 2010-11 onwards relate to the performance year, in line with the arrangements introduced by the Government for annual publication of bonus data. Figures for 2014-15 will be published in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/11/2015 17:19:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423531

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department of Culture, Media and Sport: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010-11 the Government has restricted awards for senior civilservants to the top 25% of performers (from 65% in previous years),saving around £15 million overall. We have also reformed the system of bonuses, resulting in a reduction of total payments from £735,259 in 2010-11 to £448,000 in 2014-15. This is expected to be cut by a further £75,000 in 2015-16.</p><p>Non-consolidated performance related pay is only paid to rewardexcellence, for example to recognise and incentivise those responsiblefor delivering high quality public services and savings to thetaxpayer. These one-off payments are not pensionable</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/11/2015 10:03:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423532

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Non consolidated performance awards are paid to reward excellence and are given to no more than 25% of staff each year based on the relative assessment of performance against objectives throughout the reporting year. The awards are not pensionable and the values for each grade are set centrally and agreed by the Secretary of State as part of the annual pay remit.</p><br /><p>The Special Bonus Scheme (SBS) is discretionary and there is no limit on the number of people that can receive a cash award provided the award is approved within the policy, rules and guidance governing the SBS. Special Bonuses are not pensionable and are awarded for exceptional performance in a specific task or for the achievement of a professional qualification that benefits the Ministry of Defence and the individual. A Special Bonus can be awarded at any time. Awards vary in value with the maximum single payment being £2,000.</p><br /><p>The following table shows how much the Department has paid out in year-end performance awards and the SBS in each of the last four financial years to staff below the Senior Civil Service.</p><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>TYPE OF AWARD</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>FINANCIAL YEAR (1 APRIL TO 31 MARCH)</strong> <strong>£ Million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Performance Award</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Bonus Scheme</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>41.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23.1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p>The following table details the combined total value of payments made to staff below the Senior Civil Service by way of non consolidated performance awards and SBS awards for financial years 2008-09 to 2010-11.</p><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Value of Awards made</strong> <strong>£ </strong><strong>Million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>44.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>43.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/11/2015 16:48:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423533

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average response time was of Veterans UK to queries raised with them by veterans in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held. However, between 1 April and 30 September 2015, the Veterans UK Helpline received a total of 79,636 calls, answered within an average of two minutes 17 seconds. A total of 18,638 emails and approximately 84,500 letters (all correspondence received via the Norcross Post Room - it is not possible to filter out Veteran UK queries, from claim forms and post for other areas of Defence Business Services), were received and acknowledged within five working days with a full response expected to be issued within 10 working days.</p><p>Over the same period the Veterans Welfare Service addressed 10,448 queries. A total of 27 per cent were resolved at first point of contact, with the remainder being immediately referred to Welfare Managers for follow up visits; arranged within 10 working days.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/11/2015 16:46:17 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423546

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total additional cost was of the net 52-month deferment of the final stage of the Core Production Capability Project.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>As stated in the National Audit Office (NAO) Major Projects Report (MPR) 2015, the Core Production Capability project was deferred for 52 months due to the decision to refuel HMS Vanguard and keep the option open to refuel HMS Victorious. As a result of this new requirement that was unforeseen, an additional £196 million was approved for this project of which £17.6 million represents the cost of deferment.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/11/2015 16:44:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423547

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of Army (a) officers and (b) regular soldiers are recruited from (i) Scotland, (ii) England and Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The proportion of regular Army officers and soldiers recruited from each country of the United Kingdom for 2014-15 is shown below:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Soldier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>88.4%</p></td><td><p>80.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>6.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N Ireland</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The locations shown reflect the contact addresses recorded and may not be the home address. ‘Other’ refers to non-UK contact addresses, or those not identifiable, but does not include Gurkhas.</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/10/2015 17:31:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne