HC Deb 11 February 1948 vol 447 cc70-1W
70. Mr. Erroll

asked the Minister of Food if he will publish the names of the chairman and members of the Overseas Food Corporation together with their salaries and expenses allowances.

Mr. Strachey

As the House already knows, the Board of the Overseas Food Corporation will be composed of six executive full-time members, two part-time non-executive members, and one representative of the Colonial Development Corporation. The following gentlemen have agreed to serve as executive members:

  • Chairman: Mr. L. A. Plummer.
  • Vice-Chairman: Mr. J. McFadyen.
  • General Manager in Africa: Major-General D. Harrison, C.B., D.S.O.
  • Members of the Board: Mr. A. J. Wakefield, Mr. J. Rosa, O.B.E., Sir Charles Lockhart, K.B.E.

The non-executive members are:

  • Lord Rothschild, G.M.
  • Mr. F. Samuel.

The Colonial Development Corporation will be represented by its Vice-Chairman, Sir Frank Stockdale, G.C.M.G., C.B.E.

The Chairman is to receive £5,000 a year; the Vice-Chairman and the General Manager, £4,000 a year; the ordinary members £3,000 a year, and the non-executive members a fee of £500 a year. Sir Frank Stockdale will receive no extra remuneration for his services to the Overseas Food Corporation. The Chairman of the Corporation will be responsible for the allocation of an overall expenses allowance of £2,000 a year.