Executive Agencies (Hansard, 13 December 1991)

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether a group bonus scheme is in operation in each of his Department's executive agencies.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. At present, no group bonus scheme operates within Cadw although the framework document allows the agency the flexibility to introduce one.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the maximum salary payable to the chief executive 569W of each of his Department's executive agencies, including performance-related element, and the length of time of the chief executive's contract in each case.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. The maximum salary payable to the chief executive is £46,122 with the possibility of a performance bonus of up to 10 per cent. of that salary. His contract is for three years.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was spent on events and publicity surrounding the launch of each of his Department's executive agencies; and whether the cost was borne by the parent Department or the new agency.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. Cadw was launched as an agency on 1 April 1991 at a cost of £321 borne by the new agency.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many staff were in post on the date that each of his Department's executive agencies were established; and how many staff are in post now, in each case.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. There were 235 staff in post in Cadw when it was established. At present, there are 250.5 staff in post.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the post, grade and maximum salary payable including performance-related elements, in each case where appointments from the private sector have been made to his Department's executive agencies at grade 7 or above, since their establishment.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. Only one appointment, at grade 6 level, has been made to Cadw through open competition. The maximum salary payable including performance pay in this case is £41,120. Another appointment at grade 7 level is being processed.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the quality of service performance indicators adopted by each of his Department's executive agencies since their establishment; and separately identify those quality of service performance indicators already operative prior to agency status.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. Indicators of Cadw's performance and targets for the agency's first year were announced in March 1991.
These all covered similar ground to those operative before agency status.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the first degree obtained by the chief executive of each of his Department's executive agencies; and from which university or polytechnic it was awarded.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. Cadw's chief executive's first degree is in English, archaeology and anthropology. It was awarded by Cambridge university.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list those new facilities for staff including570W nurseries and health care schemes which have been introduced in each of his Department's executive agencies since their establishment.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. Cadw staff have access to the Cardiff civil service nursery which opened in August 1991. No other new facilities for staff have been introduced since the formation of the agency.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when the last annual report for each of his Department's executive agencies was published; and when the next one is due.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. The agency was launched on 1 April 1991 and its first annual report will be published in July 1992.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the new forms of alternative working patterns introduced into each of his Department's executive agencies since their establishment; and provide a breakdown by grade of the numbers of staff taking up each new working pattern for each new agency.

§ Mr. David Hunt
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments is currently the Department's only executive agency. There have been no new forms of alternative working patterns introduced into the agency since its establishment.