§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the number of staff in his Department, by grade, in receipt of local pay additions outside London and the south east economic planning region; what are the different amounts paid to staff by grade; whether this figure varies due to location; what qualifying period of scale-related criteria is used; and whether this varies by location.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Department is not at present paying local pay additions to any staff outside London and the south east economic planning region.