§ Hugh RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who the 5W independent members appointed by her Department to the Agricultural Wages Board are; and how many of the meetings of the AWB each has attended in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002. [75916]
§ Alun MichaelThere are five independent members of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for England and Wales. All are nominated jointly by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the National Assembly for Wales. The current independent members are:
- Professor John Andrews (Chairman)
- Mrs. Jacquie Findlay
- Mrs. Myra Hodgson
- Dr. Hugh Billot
- Professor Ian Smith
The AWB Secretary has confirmed that the meetings attended by the independent members are as follows:
2001 2002 Number of Board meetings held* 3 4 Number of meetings attended: John Andrews 3 4 Jacquie Findlay 1 1 Myra Hodgson 2 3 Hugh Billot 3 4 Ian Smith 2 1 Note:
* This excludes working party or other informal meetings