§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the rateable value of all the property of the Equal Opportunites Commission.
§ Dr. SummerskillThis is a matter for the Equal Opportunities Commission, which meets the cost of its accommodation from its grant in aid.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the salaries, fees, and allowances of all the members of the Equal Opportunities Commission.
§ Dr. SummerskillI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 16th January to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis), about the salaries and expenses of the Chairman and Deputy 377W Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission.—[Vol. 942, c. 2.]
The part-time commissioners receive a daily attendance fee of £17. Expenses necessarily incurred on the Commission's business are re-imbursed.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the total expenditure by the Equal Opportunities Commission for each year since its inception and the percentage yearly increase that these figures indicate.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe Equal Opportunities Commission came fully into operation in December 1975. Total expenditure is as follows:
£ 1975–76 (part) … 118,870 1976–77 … 850,429 1977–78 … 1,577,000 (estimated) These figures indicate a percentage increase of 85 per cent. in the second full year of operation.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of staff on the Equal Opportunities Commission; and how it has increased since its inception.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe information is as follows:
1st April 1976 … 92 1st April 1977 … 119 1st April 1978 … 140 (estimated)