§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether any remuneration is payable to the chairman and other members of agricultural land tribunals; and what is the practice for dairy produce quota tribunals.
§ Mr. GummerChairmen and deputy chairmen of agricultural land tribunals receive fees and expenses; lay members receive expenses only. I have not received any representations from lay members for the introduction of a fee. The chairmen and other members of the dairy produce quota tribunal receive a daily sitting fee and expenses.
§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the total administrative costs to his Department of the agricultural land tribunals in 1987–88; and what proportion of such costs were recovered from litigants.
§ Mr. GummerThe total administrative costs to my Department of the agricultural land tribunals in 1987–88 were £186,655. None of this is recovered from litigants.