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Public Bodies: Chairmen

Volume 684: debated on Tuesday 4 July 2006

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.[HL6528]

Details of the remuneration of the chairs of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry are published in the annual Cabinet Office publication Public Bodies. Details of chairs appointed after 31 March 2005 are contained at annexe B7, pages 223-231 of the DTI's departmental report 2006. All the chairs are part-time.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Health.[HL6530]

Details of the remuneration for chairs of public bodies sponsored by the Department of Health may be found under “People in Post 2006” at www.appointments.org.uk/publications.asp.

Copies of the publications will be placed in the Library. The time commitment of the chair varies between each body. For National Health Service bodies, chairs are expected to work at least three days a week.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.[HL6533]

The remuneration and time commitments of chairs/members of all Northern Ireland Office public bodies are published each year in the Northern Ireland Office departmental report. Similar information for bodies sponsored by Northern Ireland’s 11 government departments is published in their annual Public Appointments Annual Report. Copies of the latest versions of both these reports are available from the Library of the House and can be found on the internet at www.nio.gov.uk/nio_departmental_report_2006.pdf and www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/public-appointments.

The Secretary of State appoints all chairs of the Northern Ireland Office bodies listed in the departmental report excluding:

Northern Ireland Memorial Fund

Northern Ireland Police Fund

Northern Ireland Policing Board

Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland

Independent Assessor for Military Complaints Procedures, and the

Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust.

He currently appoints the chairs of three bodies sponsored by Northern Ireland:

The Law Reform Advisory Committee (DFP)

The Planning Appeals Commission (OFMDFM)

The Water Appeals Commission (OFMDFM).

The relevant pages on the internet are 157-16 and volume 2, 153, 234-23 respectively.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Wales.[HL6555]

Following the devolution settlement in 1999, responsibility for appointments that were made by the Secretary of State for Wales to public bodies was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales. The Secretary of State for Wales does not make any appointments to public bodies.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills.[HL6556]

The remuneration and time commitment for the chairs of the Department for Education and Skills’ non-departmental public bodies are set out in the table below. The information is correct as at 31 March 2006.

Executive NDPBs

Public Body

Remuneration of Chair £ (annual unless stated otherwise)

Time Commitment

Adult Learning Inspectorate

10,044

2 days per month

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency

30,000

30 days per year

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

523 per day

80 days per year

Construction Industry Training Board

21,420

2 days per week

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

16,580

1.5 days per week

Higher Education Funding Council for England

43,959

2 days per week

Investors in People UK

Unpaid

3 days per month

Learning and Skills Council for England

51,000

2 days per week

Learning and Skills Council for England—47 Local Chairs

5,000

2 days per month

National College for School Leadership

41,120

2 days per week

Office for Fair Access

50,000

2.5 days per week

Office of the Children's Commissioner

130,000

Full-time

Partnerships for Schools

25,000

1-2 days per month

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Does not draw remuneration

2 days per week

Quality Improvement Agency

25,000

1.5 days per week

School Food Trust

15,000

36 days per year

Sector Skills Development Agency

42,881

2 days per week

Student Loans Company

68,000

2 days per week

Training and Development Agency for Schools

44,037

3 days per week

Advisory NDPBs

Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy

15,000

150 days per year

School Teachers Review Body

350 per meeting

33 days per year

Teachers’ TV

55,000

2 days per week