§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department, its agencies and associated public bodies spent in total on extra bonuses above usual payments for staff working over the new year period; what were the(a) maximum and (b) minimum bonuses paid; how many people received the (i) maximum and (ii) minimum payments; and if he will make a statement. [104494]
§ Mr. IngramThe Northern Ireland Civil Service and Northern Ireland Office spent a total of £1,187,877 on extra bonuses for staff working over the new year period.
The maximum bonus paid was £550 and 877 people received this and the minimum bonus was £75 received by 268 people.
432WThe remaining expenditure was made up by a range of varying amounts between the minimum and maximum totals, depending on the individual circumstances.