§ Mr. Fordasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out in the Official Report the salary and conditions to be offered to the next chairman of the Yorkshire water authority.
§ Mr. Giles ShawA chairman will be required for the Yorkshire water authority from 1 October 1983, and the post was recently advertised in the press. The terms and conditions of service laid down by the Secretary of State are as follows.
The chairman will be required to work on authority business for three and a half days a week and will accordingly be paid 70 per cent.l of a notional full-time salary for the post. This full-time salary is at present £29,291. A contributory occupational pension scheme is available and travelling and subsistence allowances are payable. The other terms and conditions of service for public appointments of this nature apply, in particular relating to the circumstances in which an appointment is to be terminated, and restrictions on political activities.