§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many individuals in(a) his Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies received annual remuneration including benefits in kind exceeding (i) £100,000, (ii) £200,000 and (iii) £300,000 in each year since 1985–86. [40842]
§ Mr. HoramI am also answering on behalf of the Prime Minister.
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 or equivalent, staff receive benefits in accordance with the scheme rules which have been deposited in the House of Commons Library. The numbers receiving annual remuneration above the sums specified, excluding pension benefits are as follows.
The Department has a nil return for the period 1985 to 1991 in all categories. The statistics for the remaining years are:
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 (i) 1 1 1 1 (ii) Nil Nil Nil Nil (iii) Nil Nil Nil Nil The executive agencies for which my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has responsibility all have a nil return for the period 1985–86 to 1995–96 in all categories.
The NDPBs' have a nil return for the period 1985–86 to 1993–94.
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1994–95 1995–96 (i) 1 1 (ii) Nil Nil (iii) Nil Nil 1 Information refers to the research councils sponsored by the Office of Science and Technology which transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry on 5 July 1995.