Question follow-through · 70150

Northern Ireland Office: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employees in his Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
1 Sept 2025 · 41 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many employees in his Department earn (a) £100,000 and (b) £166,000 or more per year.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Information on employees who earn over £100,000 can be found in the annual report and accounts. The most recent report can be found here. The 2024/5 annual report and accounts will be published later in the year.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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