§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those deputies 171W appointed to assist British members of the European Community Economic and Social Committee and provide details of their attendance record in 1983.
§ Mr. RifkindThe alternate members of the Economic and Social Committee designated by British members in 1983 are as follows:
Deputies Members Mr. S. R. Armsdon for Mr.J. A. De Normann Mrs. C. Bailey for Mrs. M. Patterson Mr. W. Batstone for Mr. F. S. Law Mr. P. Burns for Mr. L. J. Smith Mr. B. Carter for Mr. A. R. Smith Mr. A. Cave for Mr. G. Drain Mr. R. Coope for Mr. M. Zinkin Mr. S. Hall for Mrs. M. Quigley Mr. J. Hamilton for Mr. T. Jenkins Mr. M. Haworth for Mr. M. P. Strauss Mr. K. Herbison for Mr. K. Tamlin Mrs. S. Johnson for Mr. J. F. Milne Mr. G. R. H. Jones for Mr. D. P. Schwarz Mr. T. Mower for Mr. F. J. Chapple Mr. G. O'Brien for Mr. W. G. Poeton Sir Charles O'Halloran for Sir George Sharp Mr. A. R. W. Porter for Dr. P. Storie-Pugh Mr. P. Westland for Mr. E. B. Roycroft Mr. D. Williams, CB CVO for Professor W. Elkan Details of their attendance record are not published by the committee.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide a table of the expenses claimed by all British members and deputies of the European Community Economic and Social Committee in 1983.
§ Mr. RifkindMembers and alternate members of the Economic and Social Committee are eligible for travel costs—up to club class—for travel to meetings of the committee. In addition they are eligible for a flat rate allowance of 3450 Belgian francs—about £42.75—for members and 2600 Belgian francs—about £32.20—for alternate members for each day of attendance at meetings, and an allowance for travel time, which may not overlap with meeting time, calculated according to the length of journey. Details of expenses claimed by individual members and alternates are not available.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the British members of the European Community Economic and Social Committee and provide details of their attendance record during 1983.
§ Mr. RifkindThe British members of the Economic and Social Committee are as follows:
- Mr. J. R. Boddy, MBE—National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers.
- Mr. E. A. B. Hammond, OBE—General Secretary, Electrical, Electronic Telecommunications and Plumbing Union.
- Mr. J. A. de Normann—ICI Building Group.
- Mr. F. F. Jarvis—General Secretary, National Union of Teachers.
- Professor W. Elkan—Brunel University.
- Mr. M. T. Fuller OBE, DSC—Engineering Employers' Federation.
- Mr. T. Jenkins—TUC International Department.
- Mr. F. S. Law, CBE—National Freight Co. Plc.
- Mr. J. Milne—Scottish trades Union Companies.
- Mrs. C. M. Pattersons, CBE—Transport and General Workers' Union.
172 - Mr. W. G. Poeton—Union of Independant Companies.
- Mrs. M. Quigley—Northern Ireland.
- Mr. E. B. Roycroft—Social Services, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Mr. D. P. Schwarz, OBE—Chairman, MSC Special Programmes Board, North Wales.
- Sir George Sharp, OBE—Glenrothes Development Corporation, Scotland.
- Mr. A. R. Smith—National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers.
- Mr. L. J. Smith, OBE—Transport and General Workers Union.
- Dr. P. D. Storie-Pugh, CBE—Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
- Mr. M. P. Strauss—National Farmers Union.
- Mrs. A. Williams, MBE—National Confederation of Consumer Groups.
- Mr. M. Zinkin—CBI Europe and Overseas Committees.
- Mr. K. Tamlin—Mail Order Traders' Association.
- Mr. M. Swift—Secretary General, British Bankers' Association.
- Mr. I. Campbell, CVO—British Railways Board.
Details of their attendance record during 1983 have not been published by the committee.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all the experts, appointed to assist British members of the European Community Economic and Social Committee, who have been approved by the Government.
§ Mr. RifkindThere are none. The experts engaged to assist the Economic and Social Committee are appointed and approved by the chairman of the committee. We do not appoint, or approve the appointment of, any experts.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the amount of expenses claimed in 1983 by each of the experts appointed to assist the European Community Economic and Social Committee, who have been approved by the Government.
§ Mr. RifkindI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to his earlier question. Experts are entitled to the same expenses as alternates. Details of expenses claimed by individual experts are not available.