Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the biggest pay rise given to someone in his Department was in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in the last 12 months.
The table below details the largest pay rises by percentage and cash terms in the last twelve months.
Area of Department | Percentage | Cost |
MOD Main | 28% | £6,411 |
Defence Equipment & Support | 2.25% | £4,500 |
Defence Electronic Components Agency | 2.0% | £1,350 |
Defence Science &Technology Laboratory | 2.3% | £1,780 |
UK Hydrographic Office | 7.3% | £3,406 |
The figures in the table relate to annual pay rises and do not include pay rises awarded on promotion to grade. The highest recorded pay rise in the last twelve months in percentage and cash terms was made to Ministry of Defence Firefighters as a result of incremental progression.