§ Mr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the amount of annual remuneration paid to the part-time chairmen and vice-chairmen of the newly constituted regional water authorities in England respectively;
(2) approximately what proportion of the working week the chairmen and vice-chairmen of the newly constituted regional water authorities in England, respectively, are expected to devote to the discharge of their functions as such.
§ Mr. Denis HowellWater authority chairmen were appointed in July and August 1973 on the basis that they would give two and a half days a week to this work. Their current remuneration is as follows:
Chairmen of the Thames, Severn-Trent and North West Water Authorities £7,790 Chairmen of the Yorkshire, Anglian and Southern Water Authorities £6,290 Chairmen of the Northumbrian, Wessex and South West Water Authorities £5,540 It is a matter for each individual authority to decide whether to appoint a vice-chairman and how his expenses 426W should be met. I understand that only the Thames authority has done so.