§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade if he will list in theOfficial Reportthe total amount of expenses claimed by the members of each of the electricity consultative councils in England and Wales for each of the last three years.
§ Dr. Vaughan:Following is the information:
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£000's Financial Year ECC Area 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 London 1.4 1.1 1.2 South Eastern 6.9 7.4 7.3 Southern 9.9 10.8 14.8 South Western 12.4 10.3 12.7 Eastern 10.0 10.8 12.3 East Midlands 11.0 12.0 12.2 Midlands 8.0 8.6 11.5 South Wales 8.0 8.2 9.6 Merseyside and North Wales 6.6 5.6 6.6 Yorkshire 15.4 16.1 14.2 North Eastern 8.5 10.4 11.5 North Western 8.1 8.3 10.2
Mr. Woollierasked the Minister for Trade if he will give the maximum claim paid for any one individual member on each of the electricity consultative councils in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
§ Dr. Vaughan:Following are the totals paid to the highest-claiming member on each council in the last three financial years:
Financial Year ECC Area 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 £ £ £ London 237 96 112 South Eastern 328 349 468 Southern 1,474 1,058 2,671 South Western 4,113 1,057 1,538 Eastern 409 385 663 East Midlands 3,004 3,240 3,732 Midlands 1,394 1,623 3,132 South Wales 526 633 667 Merseyside and North Wales 1,215 1,210 881 Yorkshire 7,497 8,874 6,987 North Eastern 890 1,575 3,154 North Western 657 564 1,879
§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade if his Department has yet concluded its investigation into the expenses claim of members of the Yorkshire electricity consultative council.
§ Dr. Vaughan:Inquiries have taken rather longer than at first expected, but we hope to do so shortly.