Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many officials employed by her Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.

37 Officials in my department have remained at the same grade since 2010, broken down by grade as follows:

SCS = 2, A = 4, B = 3, C = 7, D = 10, E = 8, F = 3.

Home Civil Servants in Bands A-F in my department follow MOJ terms and conditions, including pay. Accordingly NIO staff at these grades were subject to a 3 year pay freeze until August 2013 when a 1% pay rise was awarded in line with the Government’s directive on public sector pay.

Staff at grades A-F who were rated as outstanding in their annual performance report for 2013 received a 2% pay rise. Given the small numbers who received an outstanding marking, it would not be appropriate to provide any further breakdown as to do so could risk the identification of the individuals concerned.

Pay for SCS members of staff is regulated by the Senior Salaries Review Board. Neither of the two SCS in my department, who have been here since 2010, has had a pay rise.

This response does not cover Northern Ireland Civil Servants seconded to the NIO from NI departments as they remain on terms and conditions of their home department, including pay.