§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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, (iii) £300,000 in (1) 1985–86, (2) 1990–91, (3) 1992–93, (4) 1994–95 and (5) 1995–96. [40808]
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 1 November 1995]: Other than pension contributions, benefits in kind are not normally paid to staff in the Department, agencies and NDPBs. As members of the principal civil service pensions scheme, staff receive benefits in accordance with the scheme rules, which have been deposited in the Library of the House. The number receiving annual remuneration above the sums specified, excluding pension benefits in the years in question, were:
1985–86 1990–91 1992–93 1994–95 1995–96 (i) none none 1 1 1 (ii) none none none none none (iii) none none none none none