Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to include worker representation on its departmental board.
Answered by James Brokenshire
I refer the hon Member to the oral statement on the Corporate Governance Green Paper of 29 November 2016, Official Report, Column 1408.
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the pay of full-time staff in the highest pay grade in his Department and average full-time pay in that Department.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The Office for National Statistics publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the highest-paid and lowest-paid full-time employee in his Department.
Answered by James Brokenshire
Government departments do not publish details of the salary of their highest to lowest paid employees.
The Office for National Statistics do, however, publish the salary ratio of highest to median earners for each Civil Service organization. These ratios are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:
Asked by: Jake Berry (Conservative - Rossendale and Darwen)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
Answered by James Brokenshire
My Department already publishes data on staff composition by gender in its Annual Report and Accounts and is working to build a diverse and inclusive workforce at all levels. The Northern Ireland Office is aligned to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) terms and conditions in respect of pay policy. The MoJ collects gender pay gap data and plans to publish information on the gender pay gap amongst its employees in line with legislation. My Department currently employs fewer than 150 staff and is therefore not required to publish this data, but I will give consideration to its publication in due course.