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Northern Ireland Office: Bonuses
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage increase in salaries and bonuses the staff in the Northern Ireland Office received in each year since 2000. [HL615]
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The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon): All staff in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) are paid in accordance with guidance issued by Cabinet Office/HM Treasury.
The following table sets out the salary and non-consolidated performance pay increases since 2000. It should be noted that the percentage figures listed in the table relate to the average increase in pay or non-consolidated performance payments across the NIO (rather than the increase awarded to each individual) in accordance with the terms of each year's pay award.
| Year | Grades A to D2 Pay | In Year Performance Payments | End of Year Performance Payments | Senior Civil Service Pay | Senior Civil Service Performance Payments |
* In 2004, the pay award equated to 3.49%. However, 0.54% was used to fund the introduction of the end of year non-consolidated performance payment scheme.
** In 2005, the pay award equated to 4.65% over a 16 month period. This equated to 3.49% over 12 months.
*** Records indicate that SCS non-consolidated performance payments were introduced in 2001, effective from April 2002.
Northern Ireland Office: Taxis
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much officials of the Northern Ireland Office claimed on expenses for the use of taxis in December of each of the last five years. [HL948]
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon): Staff may claim taxi expenses for non-pre-booked journeys which are approved by line managers in accordance with the departmental travel policy. These are reimbursed through staff expenses claims and are recorded as incidental expenditure on the departmental finance system.
Extracting the information requested would require a manual investigation of all the claims for this period. These costs cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.
Passports
Questions
Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications were dealt with by the Personal Passport Interview procedure in 2009. [HL1222]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead): The total number of confirmation of identity interviews completed in 2009 is 291,190.
Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Personal Passport Interview applications were rejected in 2009. [HL1223]
Lord West of Spithead: There were two passport applications refused in 2009 as a direct result of confirmation of identity interviews. As the main function of the interview is to act as a deterrent to those attempting to assume another identity, we expect the number to remain low.
Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Personal Passport Interview applications were made at each of the offices and at each remote venue in 2009. [HL1224]
Lord West of Spithead: Attached is the breakdown of how many confirmation of identity interviews were conducted at each of the Identity and Passport Service's interview offices in 2009. A total of 2,244 interviews were conducted in 2009 using the Video Interview Service and these are included in the host offices' totals. However, a breakdown of how many were undertaken at each remote location is also attached. (Host Offices denoted by**)
| Jan 09-Dec 09 Interview Office | Interviews Conducted |
| VIS Interviews completed in 2009 | |
| Location | Interviews completed from Jan to Dec 2009 |
Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the Personal Passport Interview project for (a) 2007, (b) 2008, and (c) 2009. [HL1225]
Lord West of Spithead: The operational costs, excluding depreciation of set-up costs, associated with running the interview office network in each of the three years are outlined in the attached table.
| Year | Total Cost |
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