§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the current salaries of the members of the Equal Opportunities Commission; what proportion of the total grant is represented by these salaries; whether provision is being made to increase these salaries; and if so, by how much.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe salaries of the Equal Opportunities Commission's chairman and deputy chairman, the only salaried members, are £22,320 and £12,492 respectively. Other commissioners receive fees of £52 a day for their attendance. The estimated total cost of all commissioners' salaries and fees represents about 2 per cent. of the grant-in-aid for 1981–82. The level of any increase in 1982 has yet to be determined.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to increase the Government grant to the Equal Opportunities Commission; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonThe Equal Opportunities Commission's grant-in-aid for 1982–83 of £3.067 million was published in the Supply Estimates yesterday. The equivalent figure for the current financial year is £2.911 million.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will abolish the Equal Opportunities Commission; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonNo. The Government see a continuing role for the commission in working towards the elimination of unlawful discrimination and in promoting equality of opportunity between the sexes generally.