§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give the membership and remuneration of the members of the Dental Estimates Board.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe Dental Practice Board—DPB— previously known as the Dental Estimates Board, comprises five dental members, two lay members and the chief executive, who is also a lay member. Current membership is as follows:
Chairman (dentist)
- Mr. T. H. Farrell
Vice Chairman (dentist)
- Mr. W. H. Evans
Dental Members
- Mr. D. W. Lester
- Mr. R. A. Gorham
- Mr. H. G. Lewis
Lay Members
- Mr. D. A. Dryer
- Mrs. C. A. Osborne
Chief Executive
- Mr. J. A. Taylor
The chairman receives remuneration of £23,658.18 per annum for an average attendance of 2.5 days per week, plus £182 for each additional day of attendance. He is also entitled to travel and subsistence payments for attendance at meetings held away from the DPB site at Eastbourne.
247WOther members, with the exception of the chief executive, receive a fee of £124.68 for each day of attendance at the DPB. They are also entitled to travel and subsistence payments.
The chief executive is a full-time employee of the DPB. He is not remunerated separately as a board member.