§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the(a) profit-related pay and (b) bonus given to the chief executive of each Government research institution currently being considered under the prior options review in 1996 and 1995; and if he will make a statement. [11941]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonPrior option reviews were conducted on the five Scottish agricultural and biological research institutes—SABRIs—the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency—SASA—and the Scottish Office Fisheries Research Services—FRS.
The SABRIs are non-profit-making organisations. The pay of the directors is determined within the terms and conditions of service applying to staff at the institutes. Pay is performance-related but bonuses are not paid.
The SASA and FRS are parts of the Scottish Office. The pay of the directors of each is determined within the standard pay arrangements for the senior civil service and is neither profit-related nor in the form of a bonus.