To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many staff of the Low Pay Commission are paid an annual salary of (a) less than £15,000, (b) between £15,000 and £20,000, (c) between £20,000 and £25,000, (d) between £25,000 and £30,000, (e) between £30,000 and £40,000, (f) between £40,000 and £50,000 and (g) over £50,000. (277476)

[holding answer 1 June 2009]: The information requested is as follows:

(a) None

(b) None

(c) One

(d) Two

(e) Two

(f) One

(g) Three.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the salary of each member of the Low Pay Commission is; and what (a) pension and (b) expenses arrangements there are for Commission members. (277481)

[holding answer 1 June 2009]: Low Pay Commissioners do not receive a salary or pension. They are entitled to claim daily attendance fee of £242.12 a day (Commissioner) and £530.96 a day (Chairman), although not all do. In addition, Commissioners can claim reasonable actual travelling, subsistence and incidental costs necessarily incurred in the course of the Commission’s business.