To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the first degree obtained by the chief executives of Companies House, the Insolvency Service, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, the National Engineering Laboratory, the National Physical Laboratory, the National Weights and Measures Laboratory, the Patent Office, the Radiocommunications Agency and the Warren Spring Laboratory; and from which university or polytechnic it was awarded.
This question seeks personal information about individuals; I have therefore drawn it to the attention of chief executives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the last annual reports for Companies House, the Insolvency Service, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, the National Engineering Laboratory, the National Physical Laboratory, the National Weights and Measures Laboratory, the Patent Office, the Radiocommunications Agency and the Warren Spring Laboratory were published; and when the next ones are due.
The following is the information.
Agency
| Date last annual report publicly available
| Expected dale of publication of next annual report
|
| Companies House | August 1990 | July 1991 |
| Insolvency Service | October 1990 | August 1991 |
| Laboratory of the Government Chemist | October 1990 | Autumn 1991 |
| National Engineering Laboratory | 1989 | August 1991 |
| National Physical Laboratory | February 1990 | July 1991 |
| National Weights and Measures Laboratory | July 1991 | Summer 1992 |
| Patent Office | 5 June 1991 | Summer 1992 |
| Radiocommunications | July 1990 | August 1991 |
| Warren Spring Laboratory | August 1990 | September 1991 |
Agency
| Grade
| Numbers employed from private sector since establishment as an Agency
| 1991–92 Maximum salary payable including performance element
|
| Companies House | 7 | 1 | 1G7 |
| Laboratory of the Government Chemist | 7 | 1 | 2G7 |
| National Engineering Laboratory | 5 | 3* | 3G5 |
| National Physical Laboratory | 7 | 1 | 2G7 |
| Patent Office | 6 | 1 | 4G6 |
| Warren Spring Laboratory | 7 | 1 | 5G7 |
* One has subsequently resigned. | |||
1 G7 pay range outside London: £21,905-£31,150 subject to review w.e.f. 1 August 1991. Progress beyond £26,121 subject to performance. | |||
2 G7 pay range in outer London: £23,616-£33,276, subject to review w.e.f. 1 August 1991. Progress beyond £28,024 subject to performance. | |||
3 G5 pay range outside London: £32,551-£43,307, subject to review w.e.f. 1 August 1991. Progress beyond £36,997 subject to performance. | |||
4G6 pay range outside London: £24,997-£38,610 subject to review w.e.f. 1 August 1991. Progress beyond £29,809 subject to performance. | |||
5G7 pay range in outer London without London Weighting: £22,891-£32,551, subject to review w.e.f. 1 August 1991. Progress beyond £27,299 subject to performance. | |||
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the maximum salary payable to the chief executives and the length of time of the chief executives' contracts of Companies House, the Insolvency Service, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, the
| Agency | Term of Chief Executive's current Appointment | 1991–92 maximum salary payable |
| Companies House | 5 years | £41,6811 plus maximum performance bonus of up to 12·5 per cent. |
| Insolvency Service | 3 years | 2G3 range |
| Laboratory of the Government Chemist | 5 years | 2G3 range |
| National Engineering Laboratory | 5 years | £64,500 plus maximum performance bonus of up to 15 per cent. |
| National Physical Laboratory | 2 years 9 months | 2G5 range |
| National Weights and Measures Laboratory | 3 years | 4G5 range |
| Patent Office | 4 years | 2G3 range |
| Radiocommunications Agency | 2 years | 2G3 range |
| Warren Spring Laboratory | 2 years 11 months | 3G3 range |
| 1 Subject to review w.e.f. 1 August 1991. | ||
| 2 G3 pay range in London: £50,380—£58,010 rising to £51,300—£59,000 on 1 December 1991. | ||
| 3 G3 pay range outside London: £47,090—£54,720 rising to £48,000—£55,000 w.e.f. 1 December 1991. Progress in the G3 pay range is subject to performance. | ||
| 4 G5 pay range in outer London: £34,695—£45,721, subject to review w.e.f. 1 August 1991. Progress beyond £39,335 subject to performance. | ||