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Gambling Commission: Expenditure

Volume 492: debated on Tuesday 5 May 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was paid in (a) salary and (b) bonus to the (i) chairman, (ii) chief executive, (iii) deputy chief executive, (iv) director of operations, (v) director of policy and communications, (vi) director of corporate services and (vii) director of licensing and compliance at the Gambling Commission in 2008-09. (271610)

[holding answer 28 April 2009]: The table sets out the salary payments (to the nearest pound) made by the Gambling Commission for the posts listed in 2008-09.

A total of £59,878 was also paid in bonuses for this period but it is not appropriate to provide the specific amounts paid to individuals.

Post

Notes

Salary (£)

Chairman

The post of Chairman is not pensionable.

65,975

Chief Executive

The post of Chief Executive is not pensionable.

144,953

Deputy Chief Executive

49,637

Director of Operations

This post became Director of Regulation from 1 November 2008. The figures are inclusive of both posts.

93,328

Director of Policy and Communications

To 31 October 2008.

42,978

Director of Corporate Services

95,755

Director of Licensing and Compliance

To 3 January 2009.

69,287