§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will estimate the number of individuals in her(a) Department, (b) related agencies 578W and (c) related non-departmental public bodies whose annual remuneration including benefits in kind exceeded (i) £100,000 and (ii) £200,000 in each of the last four years. [26320]
§ Clare ShortFor the four years in question the figures are as follows:
(a)As at 1 April 1998
One individual had an annual salary in excess of £100,000. No individual had an annual salary in excess of £200,000.As at 1 April 1999
one individual had an annual salary in excess of £100,000. No individual had an annual salary in excess of £200,000.As at 1 April 2000
One individual had a salary in excess of £100,000. Another whose salary was less than £100,000, but who was serving overseas, received a remuneration package which included relocation expenses, a tax free cost of living addition for serving overseas, hardship allowance, and education expenses for children in the UK, which meant their total remuneration exceeded £100,000. No individual had an annual salary in excess of £200,000.As at 1 April 2001
Three individuals had a salary in excess of £100,000. Another whose salary was less than £100,000, but who was serving overseas, received a remuneration package which included a tax free cost of living addition for serving overseas and a hardship allowance, which mean their total remuneration exceeded £100,000. No individual had an annual salary in excess of £200,000.
(b) DFID has no related agencies.(c) I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, on 29 January 2002, Official Report, column 253W.