§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants, excluding members of the senior Civil Service, in his Department for 1999–2000; and to what extent the pay awards were staged. [121655]
§ Mr. MandelsonThe headline pay settlement for 1999–2000 in the Northern Ireland Office was 2.5 per cent. on the pay bill and, with the additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received performance-related increases averaging 3.62 per cent. The increases were not staged.