§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the remuneration of the chairman and the board members of Scottish Homes; what are the termination dates for their appointments; what compensation would be required for early termination; and what notice would be required.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information regarding the remuneration of the chairman and members appointed to the board of Scottish Homes and the termination date for their appointment is set out in the table. The terms of appointment of members indicate that, normally, no compensation is payable where a person 445W ceases to be a member before the expiry date of the term of office but schedule 1, paragraph 7(3) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 provides for circumstances where my right hon. Friend may consider it right for compensation to be paid. Such compensation would be of an amount which my right hon. Friend, with the approval of Treasury, may determine. No notice of termination is required.
Name Annual remuneration£ Termination date Sir James Mellon (Chairman) 38,330 31 March 1996 Mrs. Frances McCall, MBE 6,660 31 March 1998 Professor Duncan McLennan, MA, M Phil, FRSA 6,660 31 March 1997 Dr. Tom N. A. Begg, OBE, JP, BA, PhD 6,660 31 March 1995 Mrs. Heather Sheerin, OBE 6,660 31 March 1997 Councillor Daphne M. W. Sleigh 6,660 31 March 1999 Mr. Cameron H. Parker, OBE 6,660 31 March 1996 Professor John Rankin Small, CBE 6,660 31 March 1997 Mr. Alastair C. Dempster, FCIBS 6,660 31 March 1998
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if potential landlords who propose to acquire Scottish Homes or new town development corporation stock under large-scale voluntary transfers are excluded if they have no former experience or track record of managing and maintaining housing stock.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNo. However, when Scottish Homes and new town development corporations consider selling their houses to an alternative landlord it is essential that the organisation is able to demonstrate a long term guaranteed future for tenants and the ability to provide the required level of service. The appraisal and evaluation of any proposal will take these issues fully into account.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which registered housing associations, housing trusts, private landlords or private companies, community businesses or individuals have(a) expressed an interest in bidding for Scottish Homes stock or new town development corporation stock and (b) formally proposed to acquire such stock; and which of them are at (i) the initial screening stage to establish the validity of the proposal and (ii) the detailed evaluation stage involving consultation with tenants.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested relating to Scottish Homes stock is a matter for Scottish Homes and I have asked its chairman, Sir James Mellon, to write to the hon. Member.
Details of organisation which have expressed an interest in new town development corporation stock are not held centrally. Glenrothes and East Kilbride have received formal bids for their stock from the following organisations:
- Glenrothes
- Kirkcaldy District Council
- The Munro Trust
- Kingdom Housing Association
- Glenrothes Community Housing Association
- Collydean Housing Association
446 - Hillcrest Housing Association
- Bield Housing Association
- Kirk Care Housing Association
- East Kilbride
- East Kilbride District Council
- The Munro Trust
All the offers received to date by the corporations have completed the evaluation stage including consultation with tenants, or have been withdrawn.