§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the public appointments for which he is responsible(a) in the west midlands region and (b) in Shropshire, indicating in each case the duration of the appointment, the date when a new appointment is due, and the salary.
§ Miss WiddecombeIn the west midlands and Shropshire, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, is responsible for the appointment of
—lay members to the Birmingham regional office of the industrial tribunals, ROITs, which covers the counties of West Midlands, Warwickshire and Hereford and Worcester. There are currently 158 appointments to the Birmingham tribunal. Shropshire is served by the Cardiff ROITs, along with the whole of Wales and part of the county of Cheshire. There are currently 116 appointments of lay members to the Cardiff tribunal;—and chairmen and members of the following seven committees for the employment of people with disabilities, CEPDs:
- Birmingham and Solihull
- Coventry and Warwickshire
- Dudley and Sandwell
- Hereford and Worcester
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Wolverhampton and Wallsall.
Each committee has an independent chairman and up to 14 members.Appointments, and re-appointments to industrial tribunals are initially for three years. The next round of appointments will take effect in October 1995.The CEPDs are usually reconstituted every three years, when all appointments are considered afresh. The last reconstitution exercise was completed in 1994.Lay members of industrial tribunals are paid a fee of £119 for a day's sitting. CEPD chairmen and members are unpaid but may reclaim from the Employment Service travelling and subsistence expenses incurred on approved committee business.