British Nuclear Fuels

Mr. Weir
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the salary of the chief executive of British Nuclear Fuels plc was in each of the last 10 years.

Ian Pearson
I have been asked to reply.

The salary paid to the chief executive in each of the last 10 full years is as follows:

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|Year ending 31 March|Salary (£)|
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|2008                |518,450   |
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|2007                |510,800   |
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|2006                |486,450   |
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|2005                |470,000   |
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|2004                |450,000   |
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|2003                |375,950   |
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|2002                |365,000   |
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|2001                |350,000   |
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|2000                |247,056   |
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|1999                |239,861   |
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Full details of the remuneration paid to the chief executive are published in BNFL’s annual report and accounts.