§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What increases there have been in salary and expenses for civil servants from the United Kingdom and from Eire working on the Cross-Border Implementation Bodies since the bodies were created, expressed in monetary and percentage terms for all grades. [HL3034]
§ Baroness AmosThose Northern Ireland and Irish civil servants working on the North/South Implementation Bodies are based primarily in the central finance departments, the sponsoring departments, OFMDFM and the North/South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat. The salaries and expenses of staff in the Irish Civil Service are of course a matter for the Irish Government.
Since the creation of the bodies, the salaries of Northern Ireland civil servants have been reviewed with effect from 1 April in the years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 as part of the annual pay review for the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) as a whole. The annual base pay increases awarded to Northern Ireland civil servants working on North/South Implementation Bodies are as follows. These are shown in percentage terms only as it is not possible to express them meaningfully in any other way.
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Year Civil servants below SCS Senior civil servants 2004 Not yet agreed Not yet agreed 2003 3.67% 5.37% 2002 4.8% 4.38% 2001 4.85% 4.4% 2000 4.5% 4.4% There is a wide range of out of pocket expenses which can be claimed by Northern Ireland civil servants in connection with their official duties. The most common are in respect of mileage and subsistence. Subsistence rates have remained unchanged since 2000. Mileage allowance changes for the years in question are set out below in monetary terms only, as the basis on which these rates were payable changed radically.
NICS Motor Mileage Rates 2000–02 Cars with engine capacity: Up to 1000cc p per mile 1001–1500cc p per mile 1501–2000cc p per mile Over 2000cc p per mile Up to 4,000 miles 28 35 45 53 Over 4,000 miles 17 20 25 36
NICS Motor Mileage Rates 2002–04 All Engine Capacities: Per Mile Up to 10,000 miles 40p Over 10,000 miles 25p