§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the members of the Monopolies Commission and their remuneration together with their outside occupations or other Government appointments; and on what date each of them was first appointed.
§ Mr. SproatThe members and their date of first appointment are as follows:
- Sir Godfray le Quesne, Chairman, 1 October 1974 (appointed Chairman 1 December 1975)
- The Hon. J. D. Eccles, Deputy Chairman, 28 October 1976 (as Deputy Chairman 5 February 1981)
- C. M. J. Hardie, 1 April 1976 (as Deputy Chairman 1 January 1980)
- J. G. Ackers, 15 August 1981
- Professor A.Bain, 1 November 1981
- P. J. Custis, 1 September 1981
- Professor K. D. George, 16 January 1978
- H. L. G. Gibson, 1 September 1978
- P. Goldman, 1 April 1980
- Professor R. Goode, 1 July 1981
- P. G. Goyder, 14 July 1980
- E. A. B. Hammond, 1 September 1978
- H. H. Hunt, 15 June 1980
- L. Kelly, 1 January 1982
- M. S. Lipworth, 1 February 1981
- S. R. Lyons, 1 December 1981
- Dr. R. L. Marshall, 1 January 1976
- Mrs. C. M. Miles, 1 July 1975
- Sir A. Neale, 1 May 1981
- B. C. Owens, 1 October 1981
- J. S. Sadler, 29 June 1973
- N. L. Salmon, 1 October 1980
- R. G. Smethurst, 1 December 1978
- Miss R. Stephen, 29 June 1973
- J. J. Wallis, 1 July 1981
The chairman's appointment is full time and pensionable; his salary is £35,000 a year. The two deputy chairmen are appointed on the basis that on average they devote two and a half days a week to commission business; their equivalent full-time pensionable salary is £26,216 a year. The ordinary members are appointed on the basis of one and a half days a week, on average, to commission business; they receive £5,421 a year and there is no pension entitlement.
Members hold a wide variety of other executive and non-executive appointments. Ten have direct industrial or commercial experience. In addition, there are four economists; three lawyers; three trade unionists; one chartered accountant; one management consultant; one educationalist; one former senior civil servant and one member from the consumer movement.
All members are required to declare any possible conflict of interest before they are appointed to an investigatory team.
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