§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many individuals in(a) her 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. [40860]
§ Mr. Sproat[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 pension scheme, staff receive benefits in accordance with the scheme rules which have been deposited in the Library of the House.
The Department of National Heritage was created in April 1992. It has two agencies—the Historic Royal Palaces Agency, created in October 1989, and the Royal Parks Agency, created in April 1993. Prior to the year 1994–95 no staff in the Department of National Heritage, its agencies and non-departmental bodies received annual remuneration above £100,000. The numbers receiving annual remuneration above the sums specified in the following year was:
Organisation 1994–95 Department of National Heritage 0 DNH agencies 0 DNH non-departmental public bodies 1 Notes:
1. The above figures relate to staff based in the United Kingdom.
2. Figures for the current financial year 1995–96 will not be available until after the end of the financial year.
No staff received remuneration in excess of £200,000.