§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the names of the chairman, chief executive and directors of the Clyde Port Authority; what are their periods of office and their annual remuneration; and from which organisation they were recruited and appointed.
§ Mr. McLoughlinMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport has appointed the following non-executive members of the Clyde Port Authority:
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Name Organisation Expiry date of appointment Sir Robert Easton CBE (Chairman) Chairman and managing director of Kvaerner Govan, Shipbuilders 31 March 1992 L. McGarry Chairman of Strathclyde regional council's economic and industrial development committee 31 March 1991 W. K. Mackay Partner in Jamieson & Mackay Partners, consulting civil, structural and transportation engineers 31 March 1992 G. S. Milne Managing Director of Scottish Metropolitan Property plc 31 March 1992 T. O'Connor Chairman of the local port workers branch of the TGWU 31 March 1992 C. S. Paterson Chief Executive of Caledonian McBrayne Limited 31 March 1992 J. M. Young Former joint general manager and member of the management board of the Bank of Scotland 31 March 1991 The executive officers who are members of the board and whose appointments are at the discretion of the authority are:
- J. Mather—managing director
- G. P. Johnston—director and secretary
- Captain D. B. McMurray—director marine and operations
According to the authority's accounts for 1988, the annual remuneration received by the chairman was £10,000 and by the other non-executive members was £3,500. The highest paid executive on the board received £44,385 and the other two received between £20,000 and £35,000.