§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many civil servants there are on each pay band in his Department. [8966]
§ Mr. SpellarThis is a matter for the chief executive of the Pay and Personnel Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from M. A. Rowe to Mr. Keith Vaz, dated 21 July 1997:
399WI am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding an analysis of the number of MOD civil servants by paybands. This matter falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Pay & Personnel Agency.The information requested is contained in the table attached to this letter which I hope you find helpful.
Pay band analysis of MOD industrial and non-industrial civil servants as at 1 April 19971 Number of civil servants Annual basic pay and allowances2 Full Time Part Time Total Pay bands £0 to £10,000 27,541 3,908 31,449 £10,001 to £20,000 47,263 527 47,790 £20,001 to £30,000 16,449 39 16,488 £30,001 to £40,000 2,719 4 2,723 £40,001 to £50,000 650 0 650 £50,001 to £60,000 180 0 180 £60,001 to £70,000 33 0 33 £70,001 to £80,000 13 0 13 £80,001 to £90,000 9 0 9 £90,001 to £100,000 1 0 1 £100,000 upwards 1 0 1 Totals 94,859 4,478 99,337 1 The figures exclude staff employed by the MOD trading fund organisations i.e. the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, the Meteorological Office and the Hydrographer. 2 Pay has been banded on basic annual salaries and allowances (or their weekly equivalents) but excluding non-pensionable emoluments such as overtime earnings.