§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the number of individuals in his(a) Department, (b) related agencies 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. [26316]
§ Mr. Straw(a) The estimated number of individuals in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office whose annual remuneration is in excess of £100,000 is as follows:
- As at 1 April 1998: 9
- As at 1 April 1999: 11
- As at 1 April 2000: 12
- As at 1 April 2001: 15.
(b) The estimated number of individuals in related agencies whose annual remuneration is in excess of £100,000 is as follows:
- As at 1 April 1998: 0
- As at 1 April 1999: 0
- As at 1 April 2000: 0
- As at 1 April 2001: 0.
(c) The estimated number of individuals in related non-departmental public bodies whose annual remuneration is in excess of £100,000 is as follows:
- As at 1 April 1998: 0
- As at 1 April 1999: 0
- As at 1 April 2000: 0
- As at 1 April 2001: 1.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, related agencies and related non-departmental public bodies have no individuals whose annual remuneration exceeded £200,000 in each of the last four years.
130WAnnual remuneration includes basic salary and London allowances. It does not include pension benefits.