§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants, excluding members of the senior Civil Service, in his Department for 1999–2000; and to what extent the pay awards were staged. [121645]
§ Jane KennedyThis reply covers non-industrial civil servants working in the Headquarters of the Lord Chancellor's Department and Associated Offices, the Court Service, and the Public Trust Office.
The average increase received by non-industrial civil servants who achieved a satisfactory or better performance was 4 per cent. The main increases were not staged, but they were paid with effect from 1 October 1999 rather than the normal settlement date of 1 August.