HC Deb 21 June 1988 vol 135 cc484-5W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much members of the Merseyside development corporation are paid each year.

Mr. Trippier

[holding answer 17 June 1988]: Each member of the Merseyside development corporation receives an annual salary of £3,770 per annum.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the salaries of the chairman, deputy chairman and chief executive of the Merseyside development corporation.

Mr. Trippier

[holding answer 17 June 1988]: The annual salaries of the chairman, deputy chairman and chief executive of MDC are £14,223, £6,436 and £41,049, respectively.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many meetings have been held by the Merseyside development corporation in each of the years since it was established.

Mr. Trippier

[holding answer 17 June 1988]: Since its inception in 1981 M DC has held 79 board meetings. An annual breakdown is provided as follows:

Year Number of meetings
April 1981–December 1981 9
1982 11
1983 11
1984 11
1985 11
1986 12
1987 9
January 1988–May 1988 5

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many members of the board of the Merseyside development corporation reside within the city of Liverpool.

Mr. Trippier

[holding answer 17 June 1988]: None of the current board members resides within the city of Liverpool.

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