§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give details of the proposed duties of the Director of the Estates Service; what is the intended salary for this appointment; and what staffing establishment he has so far authorised for the Directorate.
§ Mr. John SilkinThe Director of Estates Service—excluding that serving the Property Services Agency—will advise the Department at the highest levels on estates matters relating to policy. He/she will be responsible for reorganising the existing Estates Division to meet the new demands on it. He/she will work 29W closely with the architect-planner to be appointed to lead a multi-disciplinary team engaged on the implementation of the Community Land Act 1975.
The salary of the post will be £12,000 per annum plus inner London allowance of £465 per annum.
The initial complement of the new directorate will be that of the existing headquarters Estates Division.