Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in her Department completed the Civil Service Employment Policy Performance Management System in 2013-14; how many and what proportion of those officials received the (a) exceeded, (b) met and (c) must improve performance mark; and how many and what proportion (i) did and (ii) did not qualify for a bonus under that process.

1865 members of staff at grades AA-G6 in Core Defra completed the Performance Management System in 2013/14.

The breakdown of markings is as follows:

Excellent - 434 (23%)

Good -1305 (70%)

Must Improve - 126 (7%)

Performance bonuses will be paid to all staff who received an ‘excellent’ marking.