§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the rate of the daily and half-daily fee paid respectively for rent assessment panel service to the legal chairman, the professional member and the lay member at the latest convenient date; and what were those amounts on the same date in 1979 and 1974.
§ Mr. GowThe daily and half-daily fees in respect of rent assessment panel service payable with effect from 1 April 1982 to chairman members, lawyer and valuer members and lay members, respectively, are currently as follows:
Daily Fee Half-daily Fee £ £ Chairman members 98 49 Lawyer and Valuer members 79 39.50 Lay members 50 25 These fees are now under review and an announcement about increases with effect from 1 August 1983 will be made shortly.
The corresponding fees payable on 1 April 1974 and 1 April 1979, were as follows:
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1 April 1974 1 April 1979 Daily Fee Half-daily Fee Daily Fee Half-daily Fee £ £ £ £ Chairman members 27 13.50 44 22 Lawyer and Valuer members 25 12.50 38.50 19.25 Lay members 15 7.50 27.50 13.75