Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was paid in bonuses to Met Office staff in each of the last five years.

An element of Met Office overall pay award for staff is allocated to non-consolidated variable pay related to performance. These payments are used to reward excellence and drive high performance.

Met Office staff are eligible to receive performance related pay based on achievements against specific targets agreed and monitored by the Met Office Board, which are linked to the success of the Met Office at either individual, team or organisational level. Payments are non-consolidated and represent part of Met Office staff remuneration which is at risk and needs to be re-earned each year.

The following table details the amount paid in performance related pay to staff employed at the Met Office in each of the last five years.

¹ These are gross figures and include commercial team sales-related performance elements.