§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what have been the total salary costs of each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible in each of the last five years. [50300]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information requested is not available for the period before April 2000. Such information that is available is in the following table. The costs given in the table are the total fees paid to members of each of the non-departmental bodies for the year stated.
The amount paid out in fees is mainly dependant upon the number of referrals made by the Department to the three advisory councils. Increased activity required of the advisory councils in 2001–02 has therefore resulted in an overall increase in the amount of fees paid.
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Fees for non-departmental public bodies 2000–01 2001–02 Number of members claiming fees Number of claims for fees Total amount of fees paid (£) Number of members claiming fees Number of claims for fees Total amount of fees paid(£) Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board 21 119 27,248.60 20 130 35,192.33 Industrial Injuries Advisory Council 15 77 8,097.16 15 85 9,110.72 Pensions Compensation Board 2 4 684.00 2 6 1,056.00 Social Security Advisory Committee 13 96 23,067.24 16 113 29,283.27 Total 51 296 59,097.00 53 334 74,642.32