§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report a list of all the quangos and advisory bodies he has established since July 1989, the membership of each body, the rate at which the members are remunerated, whether they are full or part-time, the number of civil servants attached to each body, their grades and salary level, the number of quango and advisory bodies he has abolished since July 1989, and the consequential saving to the Exchequer.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe following table lists the current membership of the authorities and members' remuneration of bodies established since July 1989. All posts are part-time. There are no civil servants attached to either body.
National Rivers Authority Remuneration Chairman: Lord Crickhowell Remuneration per annum £42,210 Members: P. Brandt £6,450–£ 15,050 depending of time commitment J. P. Coverdale Lady Dione Digby (appointed by Welsh Office) Professor R. Edwards Sir Hugh Fish D. Kinnersley Lord Mason (appointed by MAFF) D. Mitchell Mrs. K. Morgan (appointed by MAFF) J. H. M. Norris W. J. Rogers-Coltman R. J. F. Taylor J. Wheatley Chief Executive and ex-officio member: Dr. John Bowman (not paid as board member).
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London Pensions Fund Authority Remuneration Chairman: Sir George Blunden The post attracts a remuneration of £9,600 per annum but the Chairman is currently serving without payment Deputy Chairman: M. C. Roberts £8,000 Members: Sir Nigel Althaus £3,000 Councillor E. D. Barkway Councillor S. Bullock Professor R. Franklin Councillor A. King Councillor A. S. Lourie C. J. Messer The following public bodies have been abolished since July 1989; New Towns Staff Commission, South Yorkshire Residuary Body and Greater Manchester Residuary Body. The Merseyside Residuary Body will be formally wound up on 30 March 1990. The residuary bodies were not funded by the Exchequer; the abolition of the New Towns Staff Commission has led to a saving of the order of £800 a year for the fees and travelling and subsistence expenses of members.