§ Baroness Hollis of Heighamasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the names, salaries and political affiliations (if known) of the chairmen, vice-chairmen and members of each of the Housing Action Trusts.
§ The Lord StrathclydeThe names of the board members of each of the Housing Action Trusts are as follows:
North Hull
Lord Bellwin (Chairman)
Councillor John Black (Deputy Chairman)
Professor Peter Arnold
Councillor John Atkinson
Mr. Chris Fenwick
Mrs. Maureen Foers
Mr. Ray Ford
Mrs. Joan Maginn
135WAMrs. Jill Sowersby
Mr. David Urquhart
Councillor Dennis Woods;
Waltham Forest
Mr. John Chumrow (Chairman)
Mr. Simon Bartlett (Deputy Chairman)
Mr. Roger Baker
Mrs. Wendy Chapman
Mr. Roy Evans
Ms Jacky Flanders
Mr. Clive Landa
Mr. Howard May
Ms Melinda Phillips
Mrs. Shahwar Sadeque
Mr. David Shepherd;
Liverpool
Mrs. Paula Ridley (Chairman)
Mr. Michael Appleton (Deputy Chairman)
Mrs. Irene Clark
Councillor Margaret Clarke
Mr. Rodney Dykes
Mrs. Marjorie Gallimore
Mrs. Susan Last
Mr. Edward McGonagle
Mrs. June Roberts
Mr. Jack Sheridan
Miss Doreen Todd;
Castle Vale
Mr. Richard Temple Cox (Chairman)
Councillor Ken Barton (Deputy Chairman)
Councillor Stan Austin
Mrs. Joyce Curtis
Councillor Pat Forester
Mr. Alan Garnett
Mr. Horace Gillis
Mrs. Valerie Lowrie
Mr. John Newton
Miss Pat Niner
Mr. Alfred Owen
Mrs. Carole Rafferty;
Tower Hamlets
Dr. Michael Barraclough (Chairman)
Councillor Janet Ludlow (Deputy Chairman)
Ms Susan Angoy
Ms Sheila Drew Smith
Mrs. Jackie Harris
Mrs. Doris Lewis
Reverend Andrew Mawson
Mr. Rory Moore
Mr. Barry Shaw
Ms Tricia Zipfel
Housing Action Trust chairmen are remunerated at the rate of £25,315 a year although more may be payable when the workload is particularly heavy. Deputy chairmen are remunerated at the rate of £8,590 a year, and all other board members £5,030 a year.
136WAOne of the chairmen is a Conservative, six of the eight councillors on the boards are members of the Labour party, one is Conservative and one a Liberal Democrat. Whatever their political affiliation, all HAT board members are expected to abide by a code of conduct which, among other things, covers political activities.