PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Pay (4 September 2014)

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.

Asked by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour)

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.

Year	Highest (Band A) - London	Highest (Band A) - Belfast	Lowest (Band F) - London	Lowest (Band F) - Belfast
2010-11	67, 969	60,649	16, 737	14, 320
2011-12	67, 969	60,649	16, 737	14, 320
2012-13	67, 969	60,649	16, 737	14, 320
2013-14	67, 969	60,649	17,391	14,800
2014-15	67, 969	60,649	17,800	15, 230

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:

ALB	Status	Contact Details
Parades Commission Northern Ireland	Executive NDPB	[email protected]
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission	Executive NDPB	[email protected]
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland	Advisory NDPB	[email protected]

Answered by:
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
11 September 2014