To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 16 June 2009, Official Report, column 204W, on the Infrastructure Planning Commission, what the monetary value is of the remuneration paid to the chairman of the Commission is including (a) salary, (b) employee pension contribution, (c) travel expenses and (d) benefits in kind; whether any form of bonus or incentive payment is included in the package; and what (i) minimum length of contract and (ii) notice period applies. (317816)

The annual financial monetary value of the remuneration paid to the Chair of the Commission is as follows:

In line with Schedule 1, Part 3 (1) of the Planning Act 2008, which stipulates that the chair must be appointed for a fixed period which must not be less than five years or more than eight years, the chair has been appointed for the minimum five years, which can be extended for a further three years subject to satisfactory performance. The appointment can be terminated early by either party, by giving three months notice, in writing.