§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what figures he has collated on the average salaries in 2001–02 of the leader and other cabinet members of each English(a) city council, (b) county council, (c) district council and (d) London borough council. [21412]
§ Dr. WhiteheadMy Department does not collect information from councils on the average salaries of leaders and other cabinet members.
The Improvement and Development Agency has asked all English local authorities to submit information on member allowances following The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2001. Authorities are asked to send details once they have come to a decision following a review of allowances by an independent panel as required under the new regulation. The average allowances of leaders and other cabinet members of local authorities who have reviewed their schemes under the new regulations and made the information available to the Improvement and Development Agency, by local authority type, as of 4 December 2001, are as follows:
Average allowances Number of councils Leader (£) Cabinet/ Executive (£) London borough 6 19,454 9,030 Met district 8 20,737 10,155 Shire county 13 20,701 11,643 Shire district 79 8,444 4,474 Unitary 16 15,112 7,682 source
www.idea.knowledge.gov.uk. Member Allowances Summary Survey.