§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [40866]
§ Mr. SackvilleOther than pension contributions, benefits in kind are not normally paid to staff in the department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies. As members of the principal civil service pensions scheme, staff received benefits in accordance with the scheme rules which had been deposited in the Library. Excluding the benefit of pension contributions, no member of staff employed directly by the organisations mentioned received annual remuneration above the sums specified in the years in question.