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.

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.

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: