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.
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