HC Deb 12 May 1993 vol 224 cc488-93W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for the Scottish Tourist Board, the Higher Education Funding Council and the Scottish Sports Council the names of the chairman and board or council members, their occupation or profession and the allowances and remuneration payable in each case.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 10 May 1993]The information requested is given in the tables.

Name Occupation Annual Remuneration £
Board Members (6)1
Ian Milton Managing Director 6,320
David D Stevenson CBE Chairman and Managing Director 6,320
John F Loughray Company Director 6,320
Scott Grier Managing Director 6,320
Mrs. Philippa Grant Company Director 6,320
1 One vacancy at present.

Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
Name Occupation Annual Remuneration £
Chairman
Professor Jack Shaw, CBE Deputy Governor, Bank of Scotland 25,000
Council Members
Professor John Sizer, CBE (Chief Executive) 165,000
Professor Michael Bond Vice Principal, University of Glasgow 4,000
Dr. Chris Carter Vice Principal, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 4,000
Professor John Darby Assistant Principal, Napier University 4,000
Mrs. Eilleen Dunning, OBE Former Headteacher, St. Augustine's School 4,000
Professor Robert Jack, CBE Retired Senior Partner, McGrigor Donald Solicitors 4,000
Mr. John McClelland UK Director of Manufacturing and Hardware, IBM 4,000
Mr. Ronald Miller, CBE Executive Chairman, Dawson International 4,000
Professor Janet Sprent Professor of Plant Biology, Dundee University 4,000
Professor David Wallace Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Edinburgh 4,000
Mr. Ian Wood, CBE Chairman and Management Director, John Wood Group 4,000
Mr. James Wright Vice-Chancellor, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4,000

In addition, Council members are reimbursed expenses arising from attendance at meetings of the council and council subcommittees.

1 The chief executive is eligible to receive additional performance-related payments of up to 10 per cent. of his gross salary.

Scottish Sports Council
Name Occupation Annual Remuneration £
Chairman
Mr. Graeme M. Simmers, OBE Businessman 12,468
Council Members
Mr. G. Malcolm Murrary (Vice Chairman) Chief Executive (Insurance Company) 4,465
Mr. Michael Barron Chief Executive (Local Government) Nil
Mr. Alan Blackshaw Business Consultant Nil
Mr. Peter Jim Fairlie Company Director Nil
Miss Lesley Grant Retired Headteacher Nil
Mr. Alan Grosset Solicitor Nil
Mr. John Loughray Director and Consultant Nil
Mr. Fred Nelson Engineer Nil
Dr. Myra Nimmo Senior Academic Faculty of Education Strathclyde University Nil
Mr. John N. M. Frame Stockbroker Nil
Mrs. Alison Ramsay Solicitor Nil

All council members are entitled to claim expenses incurred as a result of their attendance at council meetings or SSC sponsored.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each of the newly incorporated further education colleges the names of the chairman and board members, their occupations or professions and the level of allowances or remuneration payable.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 10 May 1993]: I shall arrange for the information held centrally on members and chairmen of boards of management to be sent to the hon. Member. A copy will also be placed in the Library of the House.

Membership of a board of management does not attract remuneration. Boards of management may pay allowances and expenses to members within such criteria as the Secretary of State may determine. The criteria which have been set are the same as those applicable to members of local authorities.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for Scottish Homes and for each of the new town development corporations the name of the

Name Occupation Salary (£)
Scottish Homes
Sir James Mellon, KCMG, (Chairman) Former Diplomat 36,350
John Richards, CBE, PPRIAS, (Deputy Chairman) Architect, John Richards Associates 16,515
Mrs. Frances McCall, MBE Member, Management Committee, Calvay Co-op 6,310
Professor Duncan Maclennan, MA, MPhil, FRSA Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Housing Research, Glasgow University 6,310
Dr. Tom N. A. Begg, OBE, JP, BA, PhD Lecturer in Economics, Queen Margaret College Edinburgh 6,310
Mrs. Heather Sheerin, OBE Co-Director family owned retail carpet business 6,310
Mrs. Daphne M. W. Sleigh Freelance Market Researcher 6,310
Cameron H. Parker Non-executive Vice-Chairman, Lithgows Ltd. 6,310
Professor John R. Small Deputy Principal Heriot Watt University and Professor of Accountancy and Finance 6,310
Peter McKinlay (ex-officio member) Chief Executive Scottish Homes 70,527
Glenrothes Development Corporation
Professor C. Blake, CBE (Chairman) Former Chairman of William Low & Co. plc 21,540
David B. B. Smith (Deputy Chairman) Director and Chief Executive of Dunfermline Building Society 9,790
Mrs. Frances Havenga Exports Director 4,420
John MacDonald, JP Leader of Fife Regional Council 4,420
Douglas C. Mason Freelance Journalist 4,420
Iain A. McCrone, CBE Chairman and Managing Director of McCrone Farmers 4,420
James A. G. Fiddes Senior Partner, Ryden Property Consultants and Chartered Surveyors 4,420
Mrs. Jane Buchanan, JP Travel Agent 4,420
Robert J. Taylor Lecturer in Industrial Studies 4,420
East Kilbride Development Corporation
J. Allan Denholm, CBE (Chairman) Company Director 21,540
Harley Marshall, JP (Deputy Chairman) Company Managing Director 9,790
Mrs. Elaine McDonald Chartered Accountant 4,420
James R. Mowat Engineer 4,420
Iain J. A. Dyer Lecturer, Glasgow University 4,420
John A. A. Spiers Chartered Accountant and Chartered Surveyor 4,420
Stewart Crawford East Kilbride District Councillor: Provost 4,420
Colin Robb Leader of East Kilbride District Council 4,420
Dr. David M. Sanderson Convener of Strathclyde Regional Council 4,420
Cumbernauld Development Corporation
David Mitchell, CBE (Chairman) Joint Managing Director M & N Norman Timber Ltd. 21,540
Tom M. Barrie, JP (Deputy Chairman) Member, Strathclyde Regional Council 9,790
John A. Dawson Professor of Marketing, Edinburgh University 4,420
Mrs. Rose Mary McKenna, JP District Councillor 4,420
James M. Burnett Chartered Surveyor 4,420
John S. Moreland, OBE Director, Scottish Nuclear 4,420
P. G. Lockett Chartered Accountant 4,420
Robert R. C. Taylor Chairman and Managing Director Robert Taylor Holdings Ltd. 4,420
Ian R. Young Managing Director, Archibald Young (Brass Founders) Ltd. 4,420
Livingston Development Corporation
R. S. Watt, CBE (Chairman) Computer Systems Consultant 21,540
Brian A. Meek, OBE, JP (Deputy Chairman) Vice President, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association 9,790
Mrs. Isobel Brydie, JP Member, West Lothian District Council 4,420
William R. V. Percy Member, Lothian Regional Council 4,420
John S. Young Former Chairman of Berkley Computer Systems 4,420
Ian Ivory Investment Manager 4,420
Keith Geddes Lothian Regional Councillor 4,420
chairman and board members, their occupations or professions and the salaries, allowances or other type of remuneration payable.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 10 May 1993]: The information requested is set out in the table:

Name Occupation Salary (£)
Gordon S. Milne Retired Managing Director of Scottish Metropolitan 4,420
Charles A. Boyle Former Director of Manchester Ship Canal Co. 4,420
Irvine Development Corporation
Maurice Crichton (Chairman) Retired Chartered Accountant 21,540
Mrs Jeannette M. Mason Former member of Strathclyde Regional Council 9,790
Jack Carson, JP Convener of Cunninghame District Council 4,420
David Jerdan Chartered Surveyor 4,420
Alan Jones Vice President and Area Manager, Beechams 4,420
Archibald G. O. Walker Chartered Accountant 4,420
William B. Miller, OBE Chairman, Prestwick Holdings plc 4,420
Thomas H. Colyer Member of Strathclyde Regional Council 4,420
Charles Maclean Company Director 4,420

All the above appointments, except the chief executive, Scottish Homes, are held on a part-time basis. For Scottish Homes, the estimated time commitment is half a day per week for members, one and a half days per week for the deputy chairman and three days per week for the chairman. For the new town development corporations, the expected time commitment is half a day per week for members, one day per week for the deputy chairman and two days per week for the chairman.

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