§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement about the discretionary pay scheme for grades 2 and 3 staff in the home Civil Service.
§ Mr. LuceIn the second round of awards made under the arrangements announced by my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister on 23 April 1987, awards have been made to 11 grade 2s and 41 grade 3s. The total number of staff currently in receipt of awards following the first and second rounds of the scheme is 34 grade 2s and 108 grade 3s, respectively 25 per cent. and 22 per cent. of all those in each grade.
399WThe full year cost of these awards is £322,000 or about 1.25 per cent. of the annual pay bill for the grades concerned.