HC Deb 13 January 1995 vol 252 c253W
Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the salary of(a) the chairman of the Health Commission, (b) the chairman of the family health services authority and (c) the chairman of the district health authority in Sunderland.

Mr. Malone

Chairmen of district health authorities are remunerated annually within the range of £15,125 to £19,285 according to the authority's revenue budget. Chairmen of family health services authorities are remunerated annually within the range £10,845 to £12,605 according to population size.

A commissioning agency is not a separate legal entity and exists only as a managerial arrangement on the part of the statutory authorities concerned. The chairman of Sunderland district health authority acts as chairman of the commissioning agency.