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78090

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept id	24
answering dept short name	Public Accounts Commission
answering dept sort name	Public Accounts Commission
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, how many employees of the National Audit Office, broken down by grade, have remained at the same grade since 2010 and in that period received pay rises.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	205745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of National Audit Office (NAO) staff who have remained at that grade since 2010 and received a pay rise.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band 1</p><p>Band 2</p><p>Band 3</p><p>Admin Officer (Audit)</p><p>Executive Officer (Audit)</p><p>Audit Technician</p><p>Analyst</p><p>Senior Analyst</p><p>Audit Principal</p><p>Audit Manager</p><p>Director</p><p>Director General</p><p>Executive Leader</p><p>Chief Operating Officer</p></td><td><p>7</p><p>29</p><p>33</p><p>1</p><p>1</p><p>3</p><p>6</p><p>21</p><p>116</p><p>86</p><p>28</p><p>1</p><p>2</p><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>335</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gainsborough answering member printed Sir Edward Leigh question first answered 21/07/2014 08:33:07 answering member 345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

78094

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many employees of the Commission, of each grade, have remained at the same grade since 2010 and in that period received pay rises.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	205747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commission’s staff are not members of the civil service. It does not apply a civil service grading structure with incremental scales and so cannot provide the information as requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2010-11 and 2011-12 there were no pay awards given to its staff. In subsequent years the 1% public sector pay cap has been applied to all of its staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 24/07/2014 13:36:59 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77522

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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 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	205467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>To provide the information on numbers and amount of pay increase over the period would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 15:44:31 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77595

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 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	205454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Gathering and analysing the information necessary to respond to the question would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 21/07/2014 13:26:07 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

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

77630

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth 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	205456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office entered a two year pay freeze with effect from 1 April 2011. Senior Civil Servants (SMS officers) pay was also frozen in 2010. During the pay freeze, the only staff who received pay increases were those whose salary was less than £21,000 who received a pay increase of at least £250 depending on their performance, in line with HM Treasury public sector pay policy. The FCO emerged from the pay freeze in 2013.</p><p>In 2013 and 2014, staff who performed their role to the required standards received an average 1% salary increase. The exception was staff earning less than £21,000, who continued to receive at least £250, depending on performance.</p><p>The numbers of staff that stayed in the same grade from 2010 to 2014 are set out below.</p><p>A1 7<br>A2 363<br>B3 345<br>C4 407<br>C5 138<br>D6 312<br>D7 159<br>All SMS 173<br>Grand Total 1904</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/07/2014 14:36:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77638

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, 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	205458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The information available within proportional cost limits is presented in the following three tables.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Numbers of staff by grade, as at 31 March 2014, who have remained at their current grade since 31 March 2010</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Officer (AO)</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Executive Officer (EO)</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Executive Officer (HEO)</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer (SEO)</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAST ST</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p>292</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 1</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2: Pay awards by grade</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p><p>See Note 1</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p><p>See Note 2</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p><p>See Note 2</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p><p>See Note 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>3-4.5%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>3-4.5%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>3-4.5%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>3-4.5%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAST ST</p></td><td><p>3-4.5%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p>3-4.5%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p>3-4.5%</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>1. The 2010-11 pay award for staff below SCS was based on a combination of the individual’s performance assessment and their position in pay range, varying from 3% to 4.5%. The SCS did not receive a pay award</p><p> </p><p>2. In 2011-12 and 2012/13, there was no pay award due to the public sector pay freeze, with the exception of staff paid less than £21,000 who received a £250 cash uplift</p><p> </p><p>3. In 2013-14 staff received a cash base pay award, equivalent to 1% of the median pay for the grade</p><p> </p><p>Table 3: Average pay increases by grade, over the period of 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2014, for staff who remained at their grade over that period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Average pay increase</p></td><td><p>Average % pay increase</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>£1,104</p></td><td><p>5.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>£1,065</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>£1,296</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>£1,783</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAST ST</p></td><td><p>£1,551</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p>£2,342</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p>£2,821</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 1</p></td><td><p>£741</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 2</p></td><td><p>£913</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall</p></td><td><p>£1,713</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/07/2014 15:56:33 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77684

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officials employed by her 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	205459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>It has not been possible to answer this question because of the disproportionate cost involved in checking through over approximately 15,000 individual staff records.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 21/07/2014 15:23:56 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77690

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many officials employed by the House of Commons, 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	205460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>678 staff in the House of Commons have remained at the same pay band since 2010 and received a pay rise. These pay increases varied depending on factors including where the person fell in the pay band and length of service. Increases fell within the following ranges:</p><ul><li>£73 – £8,388 in the A–E pay bands (520 people);</li><li>£120 – £380 in the Catering Service (134), and</li><li>£318 – £1,230 in the Senior Commons Structure (24).</li></ul> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 22/07/2014 10:42:49 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77691

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many officials employed by her 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	205461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of DFID staff who have remained in the same grade since 2010, but have received a pay rise is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AA</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AO</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EO</strong></p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HEO</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SEO</strong></p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G7</strong></p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G6</strong></p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SCS</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>378</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government announced a pay freeze in 2010 which meant that all pay scales for DFID were frozen for two years (2011 and 2012) except for those earning less than the full time equivalent of £21,000. In 2013 and 2014 increases to pay scales were restricted to an average 1% cost of living increase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All staff below the SCS within DFID have a contractual right to pay progression. Throughout the period from 2010 those staff not at the top of their pay range received an annual incremental increase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 21/07/2014 16:30:45 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw