§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what was the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants, excluding members of the senior Civil Service, in her Department for 1999–2000; and to what extent the pay awards were staged. [121657]
§ Clare ShortThe 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 4 per cent. The increases were not staged.