HC Deb 05 November 1998 vol 318 cc694-5W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the names of those people he has appointed to public bodies since 1 May 1997, indicating the positions to which they have been appointed, and whether they receive remuneration. [56757]

Ms Hewitt

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to him by the then Economic Secretary on 17 December 1997,Official Report, columns 189–90. Since then, the following additional appointments have been made.

Public body Names Position Whether remunerated
Policyholder's Protection Board John Robins Chairman Remunerated
Peter Foster Member
Susan Ward Member
Frances Harrison Member
Board of Banking Supervision Gottfried Bruder Independent members Remunerated
Sir Brain Pearce
Financial Services Authority Mr. P.A. Thorpe Directors Remunerated
Mr.R.H.Farrant
Mr.M.D.Foot
VAT and Duties Tribunal Mrs. Mary Christine Ainsworth Part-time lay members All unremunerated (but fee-paid per sitting)
Mrs. Heather Cornwell-Kelly
Mrs. Marilyn Crompton
Kumar Sunil Das
Mrs. Carol Jean Debell
Mrs. Claire Elizabeth Howell
Mrs. Penny Jonas
Mrs. Carole A. Roberts
John Gerald Robinson
Mark Sischy (Scotland)
The Hon. Mrs. Angela Widdows
ONS Statistics Advisory Committee Dr. Diane Coyle Members Unremunerated
Robert Chote
Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations Ms K. Eustace Members Unremunerated
Mr. S. Devlin

In addition, there were a number of re-appointments to the VAT and Duties Tribunals, which I shall write to my hon. Friend about separately.