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(asked on 3rd November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Instant Rewards of what value were given to his Department's officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.
The Ministry of Defence operates a Minor Award Scheme, which recognises performance over and above that is normally required in a specific task. The table below shows the number of awards and their total value for Financial Years (FY) 2012-13 and 2013-14. The information is not held by calendar year.
Year | FY 2012-13 | Total Value | FY 2013-14 | Total Value |
Number of Awards | 5,348 | £344,471.14 | 3,701 | £284,272.43 |
The number of awards does not equate to the number of officials who received them; awards can be made to individuals or teams of individuals.