HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc788-9W
Mr. Malcom Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [40858]

Sir John Wheeler

[holding answer 1 November 1995]: Other than pension contributions, benefits in kind are not normally paid to staff in the Northern Ireland Office and NI Departments, agencies and NDPBs. As members of the principal civil service pensions scheme, staff receive benefits in accordance with the scheme rules which have been deposited in the Library of the House. The numbers receiving annual remuneration above the sums specified, excluding pension benefits, in the years in question, is not available in some Departments prior to 1992–93. In 1992– 93, one individual received annual remuneration exceeding £100,000.