§ 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 1999–2000; and to what extent the pay awards were staged. [121646]
§ Mr. HainThe headline pay settlement for Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff 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 3.95 per cent. The increases were not staged.