Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
The Northern Ireland Office currently does not have a policy to provide access to credit union services through payroll deductions. Staff can however make arrangements to contribute to a credit union via direct debit.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.
There are no EU directives related to the Department’s responsibilities awaiting transposition into UK law.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to promote the use of credit unions in the work of her Department; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Ben Wallace
I refer the hon Member to the answer given by my hon Friend, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin) on 2 November 2015.
Credit unions are a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and responsibility for them rests with the Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) her Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
The Northern Ireland Office follows the Ministry of Justice terms and conditions, including pay scales for bands A-F. There are different pay scales for London and Belfast; the lowest pay bands for each region are shown below.
Pay for the Senior Civil Service across all departments is determined centrally by the Cabinet Office based on annual recommendations from the Review Body on Senior Salaries (SSRB) which is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by Cabinet Office. Details of the recommendations for 2014/15 can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/senior-salaries-review-body-36th-report-2014.
The NIO’s Annual Reports giving details of the SCS salaries for the years 2010-2015, can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/search?q=nio+annual+report+and+accounts.
Year | Highest (Band A) - London | Highest (Band A) - Belfast | Lowest (Band F) - London | Lowest (Band F) - Belfast |
2010-11 | 67, 969 | 60,649 | 16, 737 | 14, 320 |
2011-12 | 67, 969 | 60,649 | 16, 737 | 14, 320 |
2012-13 | 67, 969 | 60,649 | 16, 737 | 14, 320 |
2013-14 | 67, 969 | 60,649 | 17,391 | 14,800 |
2014-15 | 67, 969 | 60,649 | 17,800 | 15, 230 |
My Department has two non-departmental public bodies – the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland; and one advisory non-departmental public body – the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. As such bodies are independent of Government, my hon Friend may wish to write to the Commissions direct on these matters – contact details are set out below:
ALB | Status | Contact Details |
Parades Commission Northern Ireland | Executive NDPB | Info@paradescommission.org |
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission | Executive NDPB | information@nihrc.org |
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland | Advisory NDPB | bcni@belfast.org.uk |