Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the appointments to public bodies which are now within his gift, the appointments of which he must approve and the emoluments and allowances, etc., paid for each appointment.
§ Mr. Merlyn Rees,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th March 1976; Vol. 907, c. 553–4], gave the following information:
Appointments to the following bodies in Northern Ireland are made subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of State. The type of travelling allowance and subsistence payable is indicated on the schedule. In addition a fee may be payable to the chairman and Members as shown.
I also make a total of 17 appointments to a number of United Kingdom bodies, some of which are made jointly with the Secretaries of State or Ministers in charge of other Government Departments.
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Type of travel and subsistence allowances Remuneration payable Chairman Members Distinction Awards Committee £420 (£12.60 (if retired from full-time employment) Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Council — — Local National Insurance Appeals Tribunals £20 per session Loss of earnings and expenses Post Graduate Medical Education Council — — Supplementary Benefits Appeals Tribunals £20 per session Loss of earnings and expenses Advisory Committee to the United Kingdom Centra — — Council for Education and Training in Social Work. Advisory Committee to the United Kingdom Centra — — Council for the Education and Training of Health Visitors. Central Advisory Committees for: Nursing and Midwifery — — Medical — — Dental — — Pharmaceutical — — Personal Social Services — — University Medical and Dental Advisory Committee — — Tribunal to inquire into the disqualification of persons ‡ — — providing General Practitioner Services. Education and Libraries Boards: Belfast † £1,000 £5 less than 4 hours attendance, £10 more than 4 hours South Eastern † £1,000 Southern † £1,000 Western † £1,000 North Eastern † £1,000 Armagh Observatory—Board of Governors — — Board of Governors of Arts Council of Northern Irelanc * — — GCE Board * — — CSE Board * — — Northern Ireland Schools Examination Council — — The Staff Commission for Education Libraries Boards † £1,500 — Ulster Museum * — — Ulster Folk and Transport Museum * — — Ulster College * — — Youth Committee for Northern Ireland * — — Management Committee of Controlled Nursery, Special and Grammar Schools. — — Governing Bodies of certain Voluntary Grammar Schools — — Northern Ireland Sports Council * £1,000 £750 (Vice-Chairman) — Board of Governors: Stranmillis College of Education — — St. Mary's College of Education — — St. Joseph's College of Education — — The Senate of The Queen's University of Belfast * — — Academic Advisory Committee of New University of Ulster. * — — Negotiating Committees on Teachers Salaries and Conditions of Service. £1,000 — Drainage Council * — — Foyle Fisheries Commission * — — Agriculture Wages Board * £35 per meeting £21 independent members Northern Ireland Agricultural Trust * £2,187 £25 per day or £6.25 per hour for less than 4 hours Advisory Committee for Agricultural Training * — — Fishery Harbour Authority * £1,000 £600 Fisheries Conservancy Board £550 Travel expenses only Livestock Marketing Commission * £2,500 £937 Agricultural Research Institute Trustees * — — 156W157W
Type of travel and subsistence allowance payable Remuneration Chairman Members Cattle Improvement Committee * — — General Agricultural Advisory Committee * — — Joint Advisory Committee on Seed Potato Marketing. § — — Milk Marketing Board § — £1,380 Pigs Marketing Board § — £1,380 Pigs Production Development Committee * — — Pigs Marketing (Investment) Board § — £1,380 Seed Potato Marketing Board * — £580+£12 allowance fee for attendance Northern Ireland Water Council (Note these appointments are made jointly with Department of Environment). * — — Local Enterprise Development Unit £5,400 — Local Enterprise Development Unit Area Panels £1,350 £425 Northern Ireland Electricity Service Board £7,000 (part-time) £1,000 The Deputy Chairman receives a salary as Chief Executive Northern Ireland Electricity Consumers' Council £2,100 including £1,000 p.a. salary as a member of N.I.E.S. — Northern Ireland Finance Corporation £5,000 2,500 (Deputy Chairman) £1,000 Northern Ireland Tourist Board £1,000 — Warrenpoint Harbour Authority £1,000 £600 Hotels Grants Advisory Committee — — Industries Development Advisory Committee — — Northern Ireland Trade Statistics Consultative Conmittee. — — Northern Ireland Consumers Council — — Board of Directors: — — Ben Sherman (1975) Ltd — — Harland & Wolff £10,000 Non-Executive Directors— £1,500 The Managing Director and Executive Director receive a ilary in their executive capacity Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company £4,500 £1,500 Northern Ireland Railways Ltd. Appointments made by Transport Holding Company subjectto approval by Dement. ?3,000 £1,250 Citybus Ltd. £3,000 £1,250 Ulsterbus Ltd. £3,000 £1,250 Northern Ireland Carriers Ltd £3,000 £1,250 Northern Ireland Airports Ltd £3,000 £1,250 Historic Buildings Council * — — Historic Monuments Council * — — Fire Authority for Northern Ireland † Attendance allowance at Local Government rates Northern Ireland Transport-Users Committee * — ? Northern Ireland Water Service Training Committee — ? Road Safety Council — ? Northern Ireland Housing Executive † £3,500 p.a. Vice-Chairman £2,000 p.a. ?750 p.a. 158W 159W
Type of travel and subsistence allowance payable Remuneration Chairman Members Planning Appeals Commission * £11,350 1 Chief Professional Commissioner £10,600 3 Senior Professional Commissioners £8,381 1 Deputy Chief Commissioner (part-time) £1,500+ £20 per day attendance fee 4 part-time Commissioners £750+£20 per day attendance fee Local Government Boundary Commission (when reappointed). — — Ulster Countryside Committee * — — Nature Reserves Committee * — — Northern Ireland Local Government Officers Superannuation Committee. Expenses only — Lagan Valley Regional Park Committee * — — Wild Birds Advisory Committee * — — Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland. * £1,000 +expenses — National House Building Council Northern Ireland Committee. * — — Enterprise Ulster * £4,000 £20 per day £10 half day Northern Ireland Industrial Court * £1,300 per year (President) £21 per day Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunals * £1,300 (President) Chairman £45 per day £20 per day Northern Ireland Industrial Training Executive * — — Northern Ireland Industrial Training Council * — — Training Boards for Clothing and Footwear Industry * — — Training Boards for Textile Industry * — — Training Boards for Food and Drink Industry * — — Training Boards for Man-made Fibres Industry * — — Training Boards for Road Transport Industry * — — Training Boards for Catering Industry * — — Training Boards for Distributive Trade Industry * — — Training Boards for Construction Industry * — — Training Boards for Engineering Industry * — — Wages Councils (15) * £22 per day £16 per day (independent members) Compensation Appeals Tribunal * £49 per day £16 per day Compensation Tribunal (Loss of Employment through civil unrest). * £49 per day £16 per day Central Advisory Council for the Employment of the Disabled. * — — District Disablement Advisory Committee (9) * — — Ulster Sheltered Employment Ltd * £7.35 per day attendance £5.25 per day attendance Youth Careers Guidance Committee * — — Employment Service Management Committee * — — Manpower Committee * — — Police Authority £1,000 Under 4 hour* £5, over 4 hours £10 Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland — — Legal Aid Advisory Committee £12–50 (half-day) £10 (half-day)
Type of travel and subsistence allowance payable Remuneration Chairman Members Board of Visitors: Armagh Prison — — Belfast Prison — — Maze Prison — — Magilligan Prison — — Visiting Committee: Belfast Borstal — — Woburn Borstal — — Magilligan Borstal — — Boards of Governors for Training Schools—Rathgael and Whiteabbey. — — Criminal Taxation Committee £12.50(half-day) £10 (half-day) County Court Rules Committee — — Magistrates Courts Rules Committee — — Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights £2,000 £20 per sitting Extra Statutory Compensation Tribunal under Criminal Injuries Act 1956–70 £30 per day £25 per day Economic Council * — — * Travelling and subsistence allowances payable in accordance with current Civil Service rates. † Travelling and subsistence at Local Government rates. ‡ Travelling and subsistence and financial loss allowance payable under Payment of Travelling and other Allowances to Members Determination under Article 89 of the Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972. § Travelling and subsistence allowances paid by Board.