HC Deb 12 February 1997 vol 290 cc229-31W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the names, salary and other emoluments for each year since 1987–88 for which figures are available of (i) the chief executive and (ii) the chairmen of the(a) National Council for Vocational Qualifications, (b) National Council for Educational Technology, (c) Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research, (d) Education Assets Board, (e) School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, (f) Further Education Funding Council, (g) Higher Education Funding Council for England, (h) Funding Agency for Schools and (i) Teacher Training Agency. [14514]

Mr. Robin Squire

[holding answer 6 February 1997]: The information requested is listed in the following table. Salaries and emoluments for the chairmen of the bodies mentioned have always been publicly available. Chief executives' salaries are negotiated individually on the basis of their responsibilities and for most of the period were confidential. Since 1995–96, following publication of the White Paper on Open Government, this information has been in the public domain.

Year Chief Executive Salary and other emoluments Chairman Salary and other emoluments
(a) National Council for Vocational Qualifications:
1987–88 Professor Peter Thompson Sir Oscar De Ville 10,000
1988–89 Professor Peter Thompson Sir Oscar De Ville 10,000
1989–90 Professor Peter Thompson Sir Oscar De Ville 10,000
1990–91 Professor Peter Thompson Sir Oscar De Ville/Sir Bryan Nicholson 12,500
1991–92 Peter Reay/John Hillier Sir Bryan Nicholson 12,500
1992–93 John Hillier Sir Bryan Nicholson 12,500
1993–94 John Hillier Sir Bryan Nicholson/Sir Michael Heron 14,487
1994–95 John Hillier Sir Michael Heron 17,924
1995–96 John Hillier 79,731 Sir Michael Heron 18,462
(b) National Council for Educational Technology:
1987–88 Noel Thompson Donald Grattan 5,455

Year Chief Executive Salary and other emoluments Chairman Salary and other emoluments
1988–89 Noel Thompson Donald Grattan 5,620
1989–90 Noel Thompson Donald Grattan 6,030
1990–91 Noel Thompson Donald Grattan/Lady Parkes Unpaid
1991–92 Noel Thompson Lady Parkes Unpaid
1992–93 Graham Walters(acting)/Margaret Bell Gordon Law (acting)/Jon Richards Unpaid
1993–94 Margaret Bell Jon Richards Unpaid
1994–95 Margaret Bell Jon Richards Unpaid
1995–96 Margaret Bell 70,016 Jon Richards/Heather Du Quesnay Unpaid
(c) Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research:
1987–88 Alan Moys Sir Hugh Byatt Unpaid
1988–89 Alan Moys Sir Hugh Byatt Unpaid
1989–90 Alan Moys Sir Hugh Byatt Unpaid
1990–91 Alan Moys Sir Hugh Byatt Unpaid
Professor Martin Harris Unpaid
1991–92 Alan Moys/Dr. Lid King Professor Martin Harris Unpaid
1992–93 Dr. Lid King Professor Martin Harris Unpaid
1993–94 Dr. Lid King Professor Martin Harris Unpaid
1994–95 Dr. Lid King Professor Martin Harris Unpaid
1995–96 Dr. Lid King 38,423 Professor Martin Harris Unpaid
(d) Education Assets Board:
1988–89 Bryan Emmett Sir Tom McDonald 18,200
1989–90 Bryan Emmett Sir Tom McDonald 20,310
1990–91 Bryan Emmett/Stuart Hoare Sir Tom McDonald 20,515
1991–92 Stuart Hoare Sir Tom McDonald 23,365
1992–93 Stuart Hoare Sir Tom McDonald 24,030
1993–94 Stuart Hoare Sir Tom McDonald/Roger Suddards 31,400
1994–95 Stuart Hoare Roger Suddards 32,185
1995–96 Stuart Hoare 59,628 Roger Suddards/Keith Bridge 26,523
(e) School Curriculum and Assessment Authority:
1993–94 Chris Woodhead Sir Ron Dealing 41,750
1994–95 Chris Woodhead/Dr. Nick Tate Sir Ron Dearing 63,000
1995–96 Dr. Nick Tate 78,740 Sir Ron Dearing 46,670
(f) Further Education Funding Council:
1992–93 Sir William Stubbs Sir Robert Gunn 33,170
1993–94 Sir William Stubbs Sir Robert Gunn 34,975
1994–95 Sir William Stubbs Sir Robert Gunn 34,975
1995–96 Sir William Stubbs 109,000 Sir Robert Gunn 36,024
(g) Higher Education Funding Council for England:
1992–93 Professor Graeme Davies Sir Ron Dearing 33,170
1993–94 Professor Graeme Davies Sir Ron Dearing/Brandon Gough 41,120
1994–95 Professor Graeme Davies Brandon Gough 34,974
1995–96 Professor Graeme Davies/Brian Fender 119,000 Brandon Gough 37,080

Year Chief Executive Salary and other emoluments Chairman Salary and other emoluments
(h) Funding Agency for Schools:
1994–95 Michael Collier Sir Christopher Benson 34,350
1995–96 Michael Collier 86,000 Sir Christopher Benson 35,210
(i) Teacher Training Agency:
1994–95 Anthea Millett Geoffrey Parker 15,000