§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of individuals in his(a) Department, (b) agencies and(c) non-departmental public bodies whose annual remuneration including benefits in kind exceeded (i) 100,000, (ii) £200,000 and (iii) £300,000 in (1) 1985–86, (2) 1990–91, (3) 1992–93, (4) 1994–95 and (5) 1995–96. [40810]
§ Mr. HowardOther than pension contributions, benefits in kind are not normally paid to staff in the Department, agencies or non-departmental public bodies. As members of the principal civil service pensions scheme, staff receive benefits in accordance with the scheme rules which had been deposited in the Library.
There are only a few exceptions in my Department. One person was paid at a total rate of more than £100,000 in 1992–93, and two actually received more than £100,000 in 1994–95. Five people will have in effect been paid over £100,000 by the end of the financial year 1995–96, and one further person was paid at a rate of more than £100,000 for part of the year.
No individual has earned or will earn in excess of £200,000 or £300,000 in the period specified.