Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has approved any salary increases or bonus schemes for the directors of NHS Property Services Limited in 2017.

NHS Property Services must seek shareholder (i.e. Secretary of State) approval for all Director appointments and the remuneration for all Directors and senior employees earning more than £120,000 base salary per year. This includes the Directors’ salaries and bonuses (where applicable) for the 2016/17 financial year. This approval function is discharged by the Shareholder Director, a Senior Civil Servant acting on behalf of the Secretary of State, through membership and attendance of the Company Boards and relevant Committees, i.e. the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.