Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what remuneration, including all categories of pay and allowances, has been paid to (a) the Chairman and (b) members of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in each year since its inception. (308991)

The Chief Commissioner and Commissioners of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission have been paid as follows:

*1999-2000*
	£
Professor Brice Dickson (Chief Commissioner)	55,000
Professor Christine Bell	8,000
Mrs. Margaret Ann Dinsmore	8,000
Mr. Tom Donnelly	8,000
Reverend Harold Good	8,000
Professor Tom Hadden	8,000
Ms Angela Hegarty	8,000
Ms Patricia Kelly	8,000
Dr. Inez McCormack	8,000
Mr. Frank McGuinness	8,000

*2000-01*
	£
Professor Brice Dickson (Chief Commissioner)	57,475
Professor Christine Bell	8,000
Mrs. Margaret Ann Dinsmore	8,000
Mr. Tom Donnelly	8,000
Reverend Harold Good	8,000
Professor Tom Hadden	8,000
Ms Angela Hegarty	6,000
Ms Patricia Kelly	8,000
Dr. Inez McCormack	8,000
Mr. Frank McGuinness	8,000

*2001-02*
	£
Professor Brice Dickson (Chief Commissioner)	60,128
Professor Christine Bell	8,000
Mrs. Margaret Ann Dinsmore	8,000
Mr. Tom Donnelly	8,000
Reverend Harold Good	8,000
Professor Tom Hadden	8,000
Ms Patricia Kelly	8,000
Dr. Inez McCormack	8,000
Mr. Frank McGuinness	8,000
Lady Christine Eames	2,667
Dr. Christopher McGimpsey	2,667
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin	2,667
Mr. Patrick Yu	2,667

*2002-03*
	£
Professor Brice Dickson (Chief Commissioner)	60,000
Professor Christine Bell	4,397
Mrs. Margaret Ann Dinsmore	10,000
Mr. Tom Donnelly	10,000
Lady Christine Eames	10,000
Reverend Harold Good	10,000
Professor Tom Hadden	10,000
Ms Patricia Kelly	10,000
Dr. Inez McCormack	4,397
Dr. Christopher McGimpsey	10,000
Mr. Frank McGuinness	10,000
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin	10,000
Mr. Patrick Yu	10,000

*2003-04*
	£
Professor Brice Dickson (Chief Commissioner)	70,454
Margaret Ann Dinsmore	10,000
Mr. Tom Donnelly	10,000
Lady Christine Eames	10,000
Reverend Harold Good	9,167
Professor Tom Hadden	10,000
Ms Patricia Kelly	10,000
Dr. Christopher McGimpsey	5,872
Mr. Frank McGuinness	9,167
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin	10,000
Mr. Patrick Yu	2,654

*2004-05*
	£
Professor Brice Dickson (Chief Commissioner)	63,426
Margaret Ann Dinsmore	9,167
Mr. Tom Donnelly	9,167
Lady Christine Eames	10,000
Professor Tom Hadden	9,167
Ms Patricia Kelly	2,500
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin	10,000

*2005-06*
	£
Professor Monica McWilliams (Chief Commissioner)	36,154
Mr. Jonathan Bell	5,833
Mr. Thomas Duncan	5,833
Lady Christine Eames	10,000
Professor Colin Harvey	6,039
Mr. Alan Henry	5,833
Ms Ann Hope	5,833
Mr Eamonn O'Neill	5,833
Ms Geraldine Rice	5,833
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin	10,000

*2006-07*
	£
Professor Monica McWilliams (Chief Commissioner)	61,461
Mr. Jonathan Bell	10,000
Mr. Thomas Duncan	10,000
Lady Christine Eames OBE	10,000
Professor Colin Harvey	10,350
Mr. Alan Henry	10,000
Ms Ann Hope	10,000
Mr. Eamonn O'Neill	10,000
Ms Geraldine Rice MBE	10,000
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin	10,000

*2007-08*
	£
Professor Monica McWilliams (Chief Commissioner)	66,894
Mr. Jonathan Bell	10,000
Mr. Thomas Duncan	10,000
Lady Christine Eames OBE	6,667
Professor Colin Harvey	9,333
Mr. Alan Henry OBE	10,000
Ms Ann Hope	10,000
Mr. Colm Larkin	3,333
Mr. Kevin McLaughlin	6,667
Mr. Eamonn O'Neill	10,000
Ms Geraldine Rice MBE	10,000
Lady Daphne Trimble	3,333

*2008-00*
	£
Professor Monica McWilliams (Chief Commissioner)	72,021
Mr. Jonathan Bell	10,000
Mr. Thomas Duncan	10,000
Professor Colin Harvey	10,000
Mr. Alan Henry OBE	10,000
Ms Ann Hope	10,000
Mr. Colm Larkin	10,000
Mr. Eamonn O'Neill	10,000
Ms Geraldine Rice MBE	10,000
Lady Daphne Trimble	10,000

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many days the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) worked for the NIHRC in 2009. (308992)

The position of Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is a full-time post.

Volume 503: debated on Monday 11 January 2010