§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of individuals in his(a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies, whose annual remuneration including benefits in kind exceed (i) £100,000, (ii) £200,000, (iii) £300,000 in each of the years (1) 1985–86, (2) 1990–91, (3) 1992–93, (4) 1994–95 and (5) 1995–96. [40832]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 1 November 1995]: Other than pension contributions, benefits in kind are not normally paid to staff in the Department, agencies or NDPBs. As members of the principal civil service pension scheme, staff receive benefits in accordance with the scheme rules which had 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, are as follows:
1985–86 1990–91 1992–93 1994–95 1995–96 Department (i) — 1 2 2 2 (ii) — — — — — (iii) — — — — — Agencies (i) — — 1 1 — (ii) — — — — — (iii) — — — — — Note:
Members of the Treasury's NDPBs are either unpaid, or paid a daily fee depending on the work they carry out.
§ Mr. BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the(a) lowest and (b) highest full time salary paid to any employee in his (i) Department, (ii) agencies and (iii) non-departmental public bodies in (1) 1994–95 and (2) 1995–96. [40803]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 1 November 1995]: It is the Government's normal policy to publish civil servants' salaries in bands.
Accordingly, the lowest full-time salary fell within the band:
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1994–95 1995–96 (i) Department £5,000–£9,999 £5,000–£9,999 (ii) Agencies Up to £4,999 Up to £4,999 (iii) NDPB's' — — The highest full-time salary fell within the band:
1994–95 1995–96 (i) Department £110,000–£115,000 £115,000–£120,000 (ii) Agencies £110,000–£115,000 £90,000–£95,000 (iii) NDPBs1 — — 1 Members of the Treasury's NDPBs are either unpaid, or paid a daily fee depending on the work they carry out.