The number of staff in my Department who have received a pay increase above, at, or less than 1% in 2015-16 is shown in the table below.<\/p>
To collate a response for years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 would exceed the cost limit.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> Increase in basic salary 2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Headcount<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Less than 1%<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1% increase<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greater than 1%<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 89<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> This response covers only Home Civil Servants (HCS) staff employed directly by my department; it does not include staff seconded from the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) who remain on NICS terms and conditions, including pay.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above one per cent, (b) at one per cent and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been paid to (a) men and (b) women who left his Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July (HL3), what discussions, if any, they have had with (1) the Police Service for Northern Ireland, and (2) the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, regarding evidence of abuse of the proxy voting system in Northern Ireland during the last General Election; and what are the details of those discussions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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