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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Payments Agency will receive a bonus payment this year.

Senior Civil Servants who are moderated as top performers at the end of the performance management year are eligible to receive a bonus payment.

The performance management year for the SCS runs from 1 April to 31 March. Performance markings for 2015/16 will be determined in May 2016. Until this time, we will not know which Senior Civil Servants will receive a payment.

The government publishes information on the job titles and pay grades of senior civil servants on a twice yearly basis.