HC Deb 20 March 2002 vol 382 cc381-2W
Mr. Forth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the appointments made by his Department since 1 May 1997 of chairmen of(a) non-departmental public bodies, (b) commissions, (c) inquiries, (d) agencies and (e) task forces; and if he will list their (i) term of office, (ii) salary and (iii) known political affiliation (A) past and (B) present. [33882]

Mr. Bradshaw

(a) Foreign and Commonwealth Office has 10 Non departmental public bodies. Chairpersons appointed since 1 May 1997 are as follows:

Sir Frank Berman, Chairman, Diplomatic Service Appeals Board

  1. (i) Term of office: three years (appointed November 2001)
  2. (ii) Salary: nil

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Chair, British Council

  1. (i) Term of office: three years (Appointed one term August 1999 to July 2001 re-appointed for a second term August 2001–July 04)
  2. (ii) Salary: honorarium 35,000 perannum (agreed by order of the Charity Commissioners)

Sir Andrew Wood KCMG, Chairman, Britain-Russia Centre

  1. (i) Term of office: three years (Appointed November 2000)
  2. (ii) Salary: nil

Mr. Ernie Ross MP, Chairman, Westminster Foundation for Democracy

  1. (i) Term of office: one year (July 1997 and yearly reappointment thereafter)
  2. (ii) Salary: nil

Lady Suzanne Warner, Chair, Wilton Park Academic Council

  1. (i) Term of office: two years (first appointment December 1999 reappointed December 2001).
  2. (ii) Salary: nil

Mr. Jonathan Taylor, Chairman, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission

  1. (i) Term of office: three years (appointed April 2000)
  2. (ii) Salary: nil

Right hon. Lord Radice, Chairman, British Association for Central and Eastern Europe

  1. (i) Term of office: three years (reappointed October 2000)
  2. (ii) Salary: nil

Sir Ewen Fergusson, Chairman, Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine

  1. (i)Term of office: five years (appointed April 1998)
  2. (ii)Salary: nil

Mr. David Brewer, Chairman, Great Britain China Centre

  1. (i)Term of office: three years (first appointment October 1997, reappointed October 2000)
  2. (ii)Salary: nil
  3. (b) Commissions

Mr. Arthur Wheeler Chairman, Foreign Compensation Commission

  1. (i)Term of office: one year (last appointed December 2001)
  2. (ii)Salary: nil.

Information on Political affiliation is not available.