§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants, excluding members of the senior civil service, in his Department for 1998–99; and to what extent the pay awards were staged. [69516]
§ Mr. FatchettThe headline pay settlement was 2 per cent. on the paybill and, together with additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received performance-related increases averaging 4 per cent. The increases were not staged.