§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many public appointments she has made since 1 May; and how many and what percentage of these(a) receive remuneration and (b) are of (i) Afro-Caribbean and (ii) Asian origin; [16785]
(2) if she will publish the names of all those people whom she has appointed to public bodies since 1 May, indicating the positions to which they have been appointed, and whether they receive remuneration. [19978]
§ Mr. FieldMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security has made 35 public appointments since 1 May. Of those:(a) eight appointments (23 per cent.) are remunerated, on a fee paid sessional basis; (b) No appointments are of Afro-Caribbean or Asian Origin.
The information regarding the names of those people who have been appointed and the position to which they have been appointed is set out in the table.
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Appointee Position and public body Remuneration (Attendance fee £) Brigadier A. K. Dixon Member, Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions None Brigadier W. Shackell CBE Member, Central Advisory Committee on War Pensions None Mr. J. Howes Member, Chasely Trust None Mrs. A. Spaight MA, MSCP Member, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board 119.00 Sir P. Large CBE Member, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board 119.00 Dr. P. Watson Member, Far East (Prisoner of War and Interness) Fund None Reverend R. Rossiter Member, Far East (Prisoner of War Interness) Fund None Mr. R Grainger Member, Industrial Injuries Advisory Council 107.00 Mr. H. Brown Member, Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority 157.00 Mrs. H. Maunsell Member, Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority 157.00 Mr. M. Jones Member, Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority 157.00 Lady J. Staughton Member, Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation None Professor O. Stevenson CBE Member, Social Security Advisory Committee 122.00 Mr. R. Wendt Member, Social Security Advisory Commitee 122.00 Mr. R. Mortimer Member, War Pensions Committee None Ms J. Stevens Member, War Pensions Committee None Major Roynon-Jones Member, War Pensions Committee None Lieutenant Colonel M. Member, War Pensions None
Appointee Position and public body Remuneration (Attendance fee £) Deverill Committee Mr. M. Richards Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. W. Mowat Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. D. Steele Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. J. Clarke Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. D. Hollier Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. W.G. Wenman Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. G. Cook Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. A. Wakely Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. P. A. Pierce Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. R. Barry Member, War Pensions Committee None Dr. A. Carvalho Member, War Pensions Committee None Captain C. Blackwood Member, War Pensions Committee None Mrs. P. Seaton Member, War Pensions Committee None Lieutenant Colonel A. Drake DL Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. G. Coulson Member, War Pensions Committee None Mrs. P. Robinson Member, War Pensions Committee None Mr. L. Barber Member, War Pensions Committee None 1. The Retail Prices Index (All items) (RPI) and the Average Earnings Index (Whole Economy) as supplied by The Office for National Statistics were used in this calculation.
2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 pence at each uprating.
3. The rate of Basic Retirement Pension was increased in the April 1994 uprating by 50 pence for a single pensioner and 70 pence for a couple on account of VAT on fuel. This increase has not been added in to these illustrative figures.