§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment 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. [69518]
§ Mr. MudieThe headline pay settlement was 2.5 per cent. on the paybill; and together with the additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received performance-related increases averaging 3.6 per cent. The increases were not staged.