§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give at the latest and most convenient date stated the names of peers who hold any appointments sponsored by or coming under the control of his Department and the salary or expenses paid or claimed; and how many meetings or conferences, committees or non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible, held during the past 12 months, were attended by them.
§ Mr. MayhewFollowing is the information as at 1 December 1980:
Engineering Industry Training Board
Lord Scanlon, part time chairman, salary £6,910 per annum. Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal
Lord Wedderburn, part time member, fee £50 per day of attendance
Printing and Publishing Industry Training Board
Baroness Seear, member, unpaid
Advisory Committee on Womens' Employment
Baroness Seear, member, unpaid
Baroness Lockwood, member, unpaid
Community Industry National Management Board
Lord Melchett, chairman, unpaid
National Advisory Council on the Employment of Disabled People
Viscount Knutsford, member, unpaid
South and Mid-Cheshire District Manpower Committee
Lord Rochester, chairman, unpaid
Birmingham Special Programmes Area Board
The Lord Bishop of Worcester, chairman, unpaid
North Yorkshire Special Programmes Area Board
The Earl of Swinton, member, unpaid
Reasonable travelling and subsistence expenses are reimbursed to paid and unpaid appointees within the discretion of the chairman of the board or committees.
Attendance at board and committee meetings is a matter for the chairman concerned and this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.