Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many employees of Network Rail earned more than £142,000 in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
Claire Perry, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport: Network Rail has provided the following figures, which are taken at each financial year end.
| Financial year | Total of Network Rail employees with an annual salary above £142,000 (excluding Executive Directors) | Total of Network Rail employees with an annual salary above £142,000 (including Executive Directors) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 26 | 32 |
| 2011-12 | 32 | 38 |
| 2012-13 | 37 | 42 |
| 2013-14 | 45 | 50 |
| 2014-15 | 47 | 50 |