HC Deb 07 July 1976 vol 914 cc572-6W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a detailed list giving the names of the chairmen, deputy chairmen and members of the agricultural lands tribunals of England and Wales and their eight regions, the amount of salary and fees of entitlement and actually claimed and the cost of these for the most recent stated year.

Mr. Peart

The information in respect of chairmen and deputy chairmen is as follows:

EASTERN

  • Chairman: Robert Ives.
  • Deputy Chairmen: F. P. Keysell, MC, 0. D. G. Barr.

EAST MIDLANDS

  • Chairman: J. P. Gorman.
  • Deputy Chairmen: M. J. Turner, QC, P. S. Scorer.

NORTHERN

  • Chairman: Dr. L. C. L. Blair.
  • Deputy Chairmen: L. K. Brownson, B. E. Capstick, QC.

SOUTH EASTERN

  • Chairman: J. G. St. G. Syms, QC.
  • Deputy Chairmen: P. R. Faulks, MC. J. C. C. Blofield.

SOUTH WESTERN

  • Chairman: Sir Patrick Branigan.
  • Deputy Chairmen: T. G. Field-Fisher, TD, QC, A. J. Harrington.

WEST MIDLAND

  • Chairman: K. S. W. Mellor, QC.
  • Deputy Chairmen: C. G. Whyte, TD, J. R. S. Smyth.

YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE

  • Chairman: J. M. Dobson.
  • Deputy Chairmen: P. H. C. Walker, F. Shephenson.

WELSH

  • Chairman: S. J. Harvard Evans, OBE.
  • Deputy Chairmen: J. E. G. Roberts, MBE, R. O. Jones.
  • Chairmen and deputy chairmen do not receive a salary but are paid the following fees:
£
Daily sitting fee 40
Plus additional fee if hearing lasts more than eight hours 12
Stand-by fee when case cancelled at short notice 30
Case fee [Chairmen only] 5.25

The total cost of fees paid to the chairmen and deputy chairmen during the financial year 1975–76 was £3,668.50.

Members of the tribunals are selected by the chairman for each hearing from panels drawn up by my noble Friend the Lord Chancellor. There are some 450 names in all but none of them receives a fee or salary they are unpaid. A list of unpaid members is being prepared and I shall write to my hon. Friend when it is ready.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give details of the chairman and members of the Agricultural Training Board and their salaries, fees and expenses as paid during the past 12 months.

Mr. Peart

The membership of the Agricultural Training Board at 31st March 1976 was as follows:

Chairman

  • H. G. Huckle, OBE

Employer members

  • J. R. Barrowman, BSc(Agric), NDA, NDD, MIAgrE (Vice-chairman), Farmer
  • M. R. Burnett, Farmer, Junior Vice-president, NFU of Scotland
  • J. Hidderley, JP, Farmer
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  • R. J. Lennox, JP, Farmer
  • H. C. Mason, MSc, NDA, MIAgrE, Director, Technical and Manpower Division, NFU of England and Wales
  • C. R. Middleton, DipHort(Nottingham), Grower
  • D. G. L. Monnington, Farmer
  • M. Rees, JP, FRAgS, Farmer
  • P. Watson Jones, BA Agric(Cantab), Farmer

Employee members

  • S. L. Aldous, MBE, Agricultural Officer, Transport and General Workers' Union
  • A. E. Calver, MBE, JP (Vice-Chairman), National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers
  • W. E. C. Chamberlain, National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers
  • H. P. F. Crawford, Secretary, Scottish Agricultural and Forestry Section, Transport and General Workers' Union
  • T. J. Healy, National Secretary, Food, Drink and Tobacco Group. Transport and General Workers' Union
  • J. J. Lumsden, Administrative and Education Officer, National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers
  • C. E. G. Morris, National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers
  • S. K. Neale, National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers
  • J. J. Waterman, National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers

Education members

  • L. Coutts, BSc(Agric), ARAgS, Principal, Oatridge Agricultural College
  • A. G. Harris, NDA, MIAgrE, Principal, Merrist Wood Agricultural College
  • J. A. D. Michie, MA MEd, Director of Education, Aberdeenshire
  • J. Pearce, PhD, NDA, NDD, FRAgS, Senior Lecturer, Department of Agriculture, Reading University
  • J. Pollard, MS, BSc, FRAgS, Principal, Berkshire College of Agriculture
  • D. Simpson, BSc, Senior Lecturer in Agriculture, Cumbria College of Agriculture and Forestry
  • D. G. M. Thomas, BSc, MIBiol, Principal, College of Further Education, Felinfach
  • M. H. Trollope, MA, Director of Education, County of Northumberland

The chairman's salary is related to two days' service per week and his remuneration for the year ended 31st March 1976 was £2,640. No salaries or fees are payable to members of the board but persons co-opted to its specialist subcommittees can claim loss of earnings of up to £8 per day. Such payments, together with the subsistence allowances and travelling expenses of the chairman, members and co-opted persons, totalled £16,514 in the year ended 31st March 1976.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give details of the chairman and members of the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales and their salaries, fees and expenses as paid during the past 12 months.

Mr. Peart

The board consists of the following members:

Chairman

  • Professor C W N Miles, MA FRICS

Members Appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food

  • Mrs C M Cornell OBE BA
  • Professor D D Raphael MA DPhil
  • Mr J A Scott MA MSc ACA
  • Mr J S Wordie CBE MA LLB

Members Nominated by the National Farmers' Union

  • Mr J A Davies JP
  • Mr R P Francis
  • Mr G A Lewis
  • Mr H E Samuel
  • Mr L Saunders
  • Mr R Saunders
  • Mr R W Watson
  • Mr A Winegarten CBE

Members Nominated by the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers

  • Mr R N Bottini CBE
  • Mr A E Calver MBE JP
  • Mr W E C Chamberlain
  • Mr T J Daniel OBE JP
  • Mr B Hazell CBE JP

Members Nominated by the Transport and General Workers' Union

  • Mr S L Aldous MBE
  • Mr H A Ray
  • Mr A Mills

In addition to the usual subsistence allowances and travelling expenses the chairman and the independent members are paid fees of £35 and £21 per meeting, respectively, and representative members can claim loss of earnings of up to £8 per day. Total fees and expenses for the year ended 31st March 1976 amounted to approximately £3,200.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give details of the 31 agricultural wages committees and their salaries and fees and expenses as paid during the past 12 months

Mr. Peart

These Committees have been established as set out in the Agricultural Wages Committee (Areas) Order 1974 (SI 1974 No. 515).

In addition to the usual subsistence allowances and travelling expenses, chairmen and independent members are paid fees of £5 and £4 per meeting, respectively; and representative members can claim loss of earnings of up to £8 per day.

Total fees and expense for the year ending 31st March 1976 amounted to approximately £7,000.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish a detailed list of the 28 boards, committees, sub-committee boards, &c., sponsored by his Department, the various salaries, fees, expenses, &c., paid during the past 12 months and the total annual costs of these organisations.

Mr. Peart

It would not be possible to provide information in addition to that given in the Directory of Paid Public Appointments without disproportionate cost to public funds.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in view of the Government's declared policy of reducing Government expenditure, he will reduce the number of boards, commissions and committees, etc., sponsored by his Department, and the salaries and expenses as paid to the members of the same.

Mr. Peart

I am satisfied that the boards and committees for which I am solely or jointly responsible are necessary for the discharge of public business and that there is no excessive expenditure of public funds.