Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of her Department were in each of the last five years.

The figures given in the table below represent the average (mean) salary for each of the defined categories requested as at the 31^st of January in each of the last three years. Providing information for 2012 and 2013 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

DFID pay is set within Civil Service rules defined by HM Treasury, and grade specific scales operate regardless of gender. Differences in hourly rates apply due to the grade and location profile of the organisation.