§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture. Media and Sport 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. [121654]
§ Mr. Chris SmithIn my Department the headline pay settlement was 3.7 per cent. of the paybill. The average performance-related increase in salaries for staff below the Senior Civil Service was also 3.7 per cent. because there were no additional funds available from staff turnover. Other benefits increased the value of the settlement to 4 per cent.
In the Royal Parks Agency the headline pay settlement was 3.16 per cent. and, together with the additional funds from staff turnover, the average performance related increase in salary and allowances was 3.74 per cent.
The increases were not staged.