§ Mr. CameronTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish figures for the average pay of(a) council leaders and (b) the cabinet members of local authorities which operate cabinet Government in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. [37104]
§ Dr. WhiteheadMy Department does not collect information from councils on the allowances paid to council members.
The average special responsibility allowances in those local authorities in England which made the information available to the Improvement and Development Agency, as of 4 December 2001, are as follows:
Council leaders: £12,528
Members of the council executive: £6,560.
Source:
www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk, Member Allowance Summary Survey.