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Written question asked by Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 5 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 December 2005. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2006 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the value is of (a) pay supplements, (b) bonuses and (c) other incentive packages that are payable in her Department on the basis of geographic location; how many people are in receipt of each payment; and what the total cost to her Department of each payment was in 2004–05.
Answer

The only pay/pay related payments that are operated in the core-Department, on the basis of geographical location are the National/London pay ranges and some Local Pay Additions (LPAs) retained on a reserved rights basis by some staff. The details are given as follows and are based on the 2004–05 pay outturn data:National/London Pay Range Differentials"There are some 2,890 staff on London pay ranges, the additional cost (i.e. the differential between national and London pay rates) of which, over the pay rates paid to staff on national pay ranges equates to £8,705,581. As a percentage of the core-Department' s paybill this equates to 5 per cent."London/Local Pay Additions (LPAs)"There are 155 staff in receipt of LPAs on a reserved rights basis, the total cost of which equates to £68,261. This represents 0.035 per cent. as a percentage of the core-Department's paybill."The payments are split geographically as follows:

Location Number of staff Total cost by location (£)
London 105 44,905
Cambridge 15 6,000
Chelmsford 1 700
Guildford 16 7,700
Kings Lynn 1 400
Reading 12 7,000
York 5 1,556

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
441 c6-7W; 35919
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Civil servants Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Incentives Government departments Pay Location
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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