§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the names of all individuals who are or were members of the House of Lords who since 1979 have been appointed to any quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organisations, excluding appointments as justices of the peace, giving in each case the title of the post, any salary payable and the duration of the appointment.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 11 January 1994]: The following noble Lords hold or held positions to which they were appointed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment:
The Baroness Turner of Camden
- Member: Central Arbitration Committee
- Fee: £141 per day when sitting
- Duration: Not exceeding five years. but can be reappointed
Also—
- Part-time commissioner: Equal Opportunities Commission —EOC—from 1983 to 1988
- Fee: Daily rate of £85 in 1988
- Duration: Four years plus reappointment for a further year.
The Lord Wedderburn
- Member: Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal—CSAT
- Fee: £141 per day when sitting
- Duration: Three years; can be renewed.
The Lord McCarthy
- Member: CSAT
- Fee: £141 per day when sitting
- Duration: Three years; can be renewed.
The Baroness Dean of Thornton le Fylde216W
- Member: Employment Appeal Tribunal—EAT
- Fee: £177 when sitting
- Duration: Three years; eligible for reappointment up to age 70.
The Baroness Gardner of Parkes
- Lay Member: Industrial Tribunal
- Fee: £113 per day when sitting
- Duration: Three years; eligible for reappointment up to age 69.
The Baroness Platt of Writtle
- Chairman: EOC
- Salary: £35,066 in 1988
- Duration: Three years, plus a further two years from 1983 to 1988.
The Baroness Lockwood of Dewsbury
- Chairman: EOC
- Salary: £25,455 in 1980
- Duration: Three years, plus a further two years from 1975 to 1980.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the names of all former British representative members in the European Parliament who since 1979 have been appointed to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, excluding appointments as justices of the peace, giving in each case the title of the post, any salary payable and the duration of the appointment.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 11 January 1994]: I regret that it is not possible on the grounds of disproportionate cost to identify any former members of the European Parliament who may have been or who are members of the quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations sponsored by the Employment Department.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the names of all former hon. Members who since 1979 have been appointed to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, excluding appointments as justices of the peace, giving in each case the title of the post, any salary payable and the duration of the appointment.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 11 January 1994]: The following two appointments have been made:
Christopher Chope—Health and Safety Commissioner. Annual fee of £1,060 plus an attendance allowance of £105 for each fortnightly meeting attended. Appointed for three years from 1 April 1993. Former Conservative MP.William S. Hilton—Employer member to the Construction Industry Training Board—CITB; also a member of the CITB administration committee. Eligible for allowance for loss of remunerative time. Appointment for the period November 1984 to April 1990—re-appointed in July 1988. Former Labour MP.It is not possible on the grounds of disproportionate cost to include details of any appointments to the committees for the employment with people with disabilities, the industrial tribunals, and the employment appeals tribunal, with a total of over 2,250 appointees.