§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the current remuneration of the chief executive of the QEII Conference Centre; and what was the figure in(a) March 1996 and (b) March 1995; [19577]
(2) if the remuneration of the (a) chief executive and (b) senior management of the QEII Conference Centre will be linked to the profitability of the centre following the change to trading fund status; and who is responsible for determining remuneration levels and benefits packages. [19576]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordI have asked the chief executive of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to write to the hon. Member.
119WLetter from M. C. Buck to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 10 March 1997:
- 1. Current: £50,000 per annum + up to 15% bonus based on performance, paid in a lump sum, not pensionable.
- 2. March 96: £46,588 per annum + up to 10% bonus based on performance, paid in a lump sum, not pensionable.
- 3. March 95: £45,764 per annum + up to 10% bonus based on performance, paid in a lump sum, not pensionable.
The Chief Executive is a member of the Senior Civil Service, and his pay is not linked to the profitability of the Centre. The Chief Executive is not a member of the Centre's Pay and Grading Scheme, or entitled to receive any bonus earned by all Centre staff.
The DOE is responsible for determining the Chief Executive's pay and bonus, under the terms of his contract.
The Directors' are members of the Centre's Pay and Grading scheme, as are all staff with exception of the Chief Executive.
They therefore are linked to the profitability of the Centre. However the amounts payable are capped by the constraints of the Centre's Pay and Grading Scheme.
The Chief Executive is responsible for the operation of this scheme.
The total amount payable to the Centre's staff is subject to approval from the Secretary of State.