§ Ms ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff in his Department earn salaries in each band of £10,000 above £40,000 per annum where salary is defined on the same basis as the draft accounts and audit regulations require of local authorities; and if that definition when applied to his Department's staff includes an element for the non-contributory civil service pension. [21880]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe number of staff in my Department—excluding Ordnance Survey, PSA Services and the Health and Safety Executive—in each salary band above £40,00 is as follows:
Salary band Number of staff £40,000 to £50,000 252 £50,000 to £60,000 90 £60,000 to £70,000 22 £70,000 to £80,000 5 £80,000 to £90,000 1 £90,000 to £100,000 1 Salaries do not include sums due by way of expense allowances, nor any element for the non-contributory civil service pension.