UK Competitiveness Committee

Mr. Francois
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what date Sir Ronald Cohen was appointed to his Department’s UK Competitiveness Committee; and what (a) salary and (b) total expenses he has been paid since his appointment.

Jim Fitzpatrick
The UK Competitiveness Committee was established in November 1997. It completed its task in November 1998. The Committee members were all unpaid. Reasonable expenses would have been reimbursed, but details of payments are no longer available.