Wilton Park Executive Agency (Hansard, 31 January 1992)

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the maximum salary payable to the chief executive of the Wilton Park executive agency, including performance-related element; and what is the length of time of the chief executive's contract.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The chief executive's salary is on the home civil service grade 5 national scale, the maximum of 733W which is £39,402 (extendable to £46,122 by performance pay). The chief executive was appointed director of Wilton Park in 1983. His contract, as extended, expires on 9 October 1992.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will state the cash amount per person awarded under the group bonus scheme for the Wilton Park executive agency in the last year for which figures are available, and the conditions attached to its award;

(2) if he will list the post, grade and maximum salary payable, including performance-related elements, in each case where appointments have been made to the Wilton Park executive agency at grade 7 or above, since its establishment;

(3) when the last annual report of the Wilton Park executive agency was published; and when the next one is due;

(4) how many staff were in post on the date that the Wilton Park executive agency was established; and how many are in post now;

(5) if he will list those new facilities for staff, including nurseries and health care schemes, which have been introduced in the Wilton Park executive agency since its establishment;

(6) how much was spent on events and publicity surrounding the launch of the Wilton Park executive agency; and whether the cost was borne by the parent Department or the new agency;

(7) if he will list the new forms of alternative working patterns introduced into the Wilton Park executive agency since its establishment and provide a breakdown by grade of the numbers of staff taking up each new working pattern.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
These are matters for the chief executive of Wilton Park executive agency. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the first degree obtained by the chief executive of the Wilton Park executive agency.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
This is a personal matter for the chief executive. I have asked him to consider this question and to write to the hon. Member.

§ Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the quality of service performance indicators adopted by the Wilton Park executive agency since its establishment and separately identify those quality of service performance indicators already operative prior to agency status.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The key targets for Wilton Park executive agency were set out inHansard, column 525, of 25 October 1991. Further, quality of service, targets for the 1991–92 to 1993–94 period have been set as follows:

(a) To increase the proportion of conference participants from outside Europe; to increase the proportion from Southern, Central and South-Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union; to increase the proportion of business men, trade unionists and members of non-governmental organisations.

(b) To increase the relevance, focus and originality of conferences in order to enhance their reputation and increase positive responses from participants.
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(c) To reduce the publication time for conference reports to three months and to increase the number of books and articles published.

(d) To increase the participation of Wilton Park staff in the activities of other institutions.

No such formal targets were set before the agency was established.