Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the total sum disbursed on bonuses to staff in his Department in 2017.
DWP currently operates a number of award schemes; end of year performance awards and in-year reward and recognition.
A total of £41.8m, which is less than 2% of the overall DWP annual pay bill, has been paid between January 2017 and November 2017, this breaks down as follows: