§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what remuneration is made to the chairs of water authorities.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe annual salaries of the chairmen of the regional water authorities in England are as follows: 795W
Authority Remunerations £ Anglian 40,800 Northumbrian 28,500 North West 45,600 Severn-Trent 45,600 Southern 40,800 South West 47,500 Thames 45,600 Wessex 38,000 Yorkshire 51,000 These salaries reflect the chairmen's differing time inputs as well as other factors.
Chairmen and executive members are also eligible for annual bonuses if their authorities achieve or exceed the performance targets set out for them by the Government. Details of the bonuses paid to chairmen in respect of the financial year 1987–88 were given by my right hon. Friend, in reply to a question from the hon. Member for Copeland (Dr. Cunningham) on 12 January at column 742.