HC Deb 22 February 1994 vol 238 cc193-5W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of the names and business interests of all the current forestry commissioners; how many hours each commissioner works each week on behalf of the commission; and what is the salary of each commissioner.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 February 1994]: The information is as follows:

  • Chairman:
    • Sir Raymond Johnstone, CBE
    • Part-time Commissioner; annual salary: £34,060
    • Business interests:
    • President, Murray Johnstone Holdings Ltd.
    • Non-Executive Director, Murray Enterprise plc
    • Non-Executive Director, Murray Income Trust plc
    • Non-Executive Director, Murray International Trust plc
    • Non-Executive Director, Smaller Markets Trust plc
    • Chairman, Murray Split Capital Trust plc
    • Non-Executive Director, Murray Ventures plc
      • Also Non-Executive Director or Chairman of various companies wholly owned by the above Investment Trusts
    • Non-Executive Director, Alva Estates Ltd.
    • Chairman, Dominion Insurance Holdings Ltd.
      • Also Chairman of its wholly owned subsidiaries
    • Non-Executive Director, Glasgow Cultural Enterprise Ltd.
      • Also of its wholly owned subsidiary
      • Chairman, Randotte (1992) plc.
      • Non-Executive Director, Scottish Amicable Life
      • Assurance Society
      • Non-Executive Director, Southpark Flats Ltd.
      • Chairman, Summit Group plc
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      • Director General and Deputy Chairman: Mr. Robin Cutler
        • Full-time Commissioner
        • Annual salary: In the range £64,307-£75,328 (Grade 2)
        • No business interests
      • Mr. Roger Bradley
        • Full-time Commissioner
        • Annual salary: In the range £51,360-£59,599 (Grade 3)
        • No business interests
      • Mr. David Foot
        • Full-time Commissioner
        • Annual salary: In the range £51,360-£59,599 (Grade 3)
        • No business interests
      • Mr. David Grundy
        • Full-time Commissioner
        • Annual salary: In the range £51,360–09,599 (Grade 3)
        • No business interests
      • Miss Bridget Bloom OBE
        • Part-time Commissioner; annual salary: £6,320
        • Business interests:
        • Commissioner, Meat and Livestock Commission
      • Mr. Robin Grove-White
        • Part-time Commissioner; annual salary: £6,320
        • Business interests:
        • Director, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, Lancaster University
        • Director, Greenpeace UK
      • Mr. Gavin Laird CBE
        • Part-time Commissioner; annual salary: £6,320
        • Business interests:
        • General Secretary, Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
        • Governor, Atlantic College
        • Non-executive Director, Bank of England
        • Non-executive Director, Britannia Life
        • Non-executive Director, GEC Scotland
        • Member, London Committee of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry
        • Non-executive Director, Scottish Television Non-executive Director, The Westminster Foundation for Democracy
      • Mr. Terence Mallinson
        • Part-time Commissioner; annual salary £6,320
        • Business interests:
        • Non-executive Director, Suffolk Apple Juice and Cider Company Ltd.
      • Sir Michael Strang Steel Bt.Part-time Commissioner; annual salary £6,320
        • Business interests:
        • Chairman and Non-executive Director, Alba Trees plc
        • Manager, Philiphaugh Trust Estate
        • Mr. Charles Woosnam CBE
        • Part-time Commissioner; annual salary £6,320
        • Business interests:
        • Consultant, Woosnam and Tyler, Chartered Surveyors and Land Agents
      • Full-time commissioners work standard civil service conditioned hours of 42 hours per week, including lunch breaks. Part-time Commissioners work irregular hours with no fixed number of hours per week.

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many forests in the United Kingdom are owned by Forestry Commission commissioners; and whether such commissioners are in a position to benefit financially themselves from forestry privatisation.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 16 February 1994]: The following Forestry Commission commissioners own forests in the United Kingdom:

  • Sir Raymond Johnstone CBE: 34 hectares
  • Sir Michael Strang Steel Bt: 540 hectares
  • Mr. C. R. Woosnam CBE: 80 hectares

These forests are privately owned. Any changes in the future ownership of the Forestry Commission's forests would not therefore affect them and would not put these commissioners in a position to benefit financially.

Dr. Strang

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which counties for England, Wales and Scotland, the largest area of Forestry Commission woodland has been disposed of in accordance with the terms of the Forestry Act 1981 in absolute terms and as a proportion of total Forestry Commission land.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 10 February 1994]: The information is given below.

Country County/Region Area sold (hectares) Area as proportion of FC land in county/region (percentage)
England North Yorkshire 3,993 17
Wales Dyfed 4,088 12
Scotland Strathclyde 18,723 14