§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what remuneration(a) the Chairman (b) the Chief Executive and (c) each commissioner of the new Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health will receive. [92594]
§ Mr. LammyThe Chair of the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health receives £25,000 per annum. Each commissioner receives £5,305 per annum. The Chief Executive post was advertised at between £80,000 to £100,000 per annum.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will name those people who took part in the interview and selection process for the position of Chairman at the new Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health; and how many people applied for the position. [92597]
§ Mr. LammyThe selection and interview panel consisted of Sir William Wells, chair of the national health service independent appointments commission, Sarah Mullally, chief nursing officer at the Department of Health, and Harry Cayton, chief executive of the Alzheimers Society and the director for patients' experience and public involvement at the Department of Health.
The independent assessor, supplied by the office of the commissioner for public appointments, was Cindy Butts. 52 people applied for the position.