Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2022 to Question 97596 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Incentives, what the value was of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for her core Department as performance-related bonuses in 2022-23.

Attracting, retaining and motivating highly skilled individuals is essential for the Civil Service to deliver for the British people. This is why pay must be fair and competitive as well as affordable to the taxpayer. Performance-related bonuses and vouchers are a key part of this, and are standard practice across government.

During the financial year period of 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023, DCMS awarded a total of £138,500 in non cash vouchers to staff.