§ Mr. Bradleyasked the Minister of Transport whether he will now announce the names and salaries of the chairman and members of the National Bus Company.
§ Mr. MarshI have now appointed the chairman and live members of the National Bus Company.
The chairman, who will serve on a part-time basis, is Mr. A. N. Todd.
The five members are: —
- Alderman W. Alker
- Mr. A. P. de Boer
- Mr. T. W. H. Galley, C.B.E
- Sir Williant Hart, C.M.G.
- Mr. W. M. Little
All the members will be part-time except Mr. Gailey who will be the full-time chief executive of the company. All terms of appointment will be until the end of 1971.
Mr. Todd's salary, as chairman, will be £5,000 a year; Mr. Gailey's will be within the normal salary bracket for full-time nationalised industry board members of £7,000–£9,500 a year. The part-time members will be paid £1,000 a year with the exception of Mr. Little who will be paid as a full-time member of the Scottish Transport Group and will receive no additional salary in respect of his membership of the N.B.C.
I hope to appoint a trade unionist and possibly one other person as further part-time members before 1st January, 1969 which will be the vesting date for the transfer of assets to the N.B.C.