§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many posts within the East, West and North of Scotland water authorities have salary levels above £42,000 per annum; and if he will list these posts and the salary and grading levels for each of these posts. [17574]
§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 28 February 1996]: Thirty-six posts in the three new water authorities carry salaries in excess of £42,000 per annum. These are as listed.
West of Scotland Water Authority:
- Chief Executive
- Operations Director
- Finance Director
- Engineering Services Director
- Human Resources Director
- Support Services Director
- Scientific Services Director
- Customer Services Director
- Special Projects Director
- Business Planning Director
- External Services Manager
- Operations Support Manager.
North of Scotland Water Authority:
- Chief Executive
- Managing Director Finance
- Managing Direct Water Services
- Director of Human Resources
- Director of Corporate Services
- Group Finance Controller
- Head of Information Technology
- Finance Planning Controller
- Director Capital Procurement
- Legal Adviser
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- Regional Director, Tayside
- Regional Director, Highlands
- Regional Director, Islands.
East of Scotland Water Authority:
- Chief Executive
- Director of Operations
- Director of Water Quality
- Director of Corporate Services
- Director of Finance
- Director of Human Resources
- Head of Legal Services
- Head of Information Technology
- Human Resource Manager
- Group Financial Controller.
Detailed information about individuals' salaries and gradings is not held centrally as these are operational matters for the water authorities. Information on posts carrying salaries of £42,000 per annum or more has been collected and is set out in salary bands in the following table:
Salary band West of Scotland Water authority North of Scotland Water authority East of Scotland Water authority £42,001–50,000 4 6 4 £50,001–60,000 5 5 3 £60,001–70,000 2 2 2 £70,001–80,000 1 1 1
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many posts the East, West and North of Scotland water authorities each expect to have within their organisations when they become operational on 1 April; and if he will provide a further breakdown of these figures to indicate the nature and number of the posts within these organisations' overall structures. [17575]
§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 28 February 1996]: The information contained in the following table is based on present estimates of staffing levels at 1 April and will be subject to revision. The information is broken down by the functional groupings established within each authority.
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Function Estimated number of employees West of Scotland Water Authority Operations 2,240 Engineering Services 240 Support Services 160 Scientific Services 140 Finance 80 Special Projects 80 Personnel Services 50 Business Planning 20 Customer Services 10 Total 3,020 North of Scotland Water Authority Water Services 1,952 Finance/Information Technology 50 Human Resources 19 Corporate Affairs 13 Chief Executive and support 2 Total 2,036
Function Estimated number of employees East of Scotland Water Authority Operations 1,605 Development 160 Water Quality 140 Corporate Services 100 Finance 90 Human Resources 40 Total 2,135
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been for each of the East, West and North of Scotland water authorities the amounts so far claimed in expenses and remuneration made to each of the members of the boards of these bodies. [17577]
§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 28 February 1996]: The information is set out in the table and relates to payments made until the end of January 1996.
Remuneration £ Expenses £ West of Scotland Water Authority John Jameson, Chairman 20,653 2,198 Ernie Chambers, Chief Executive 40,868 — Norman Berry 3,098 53 Mungo Bryson 3,098 — Sir Robert Easton 3,098 218 John Goodwin 3,098 288 David Gray 3,098 — Peter Kennedy 3,098 — Billy Petrie 3,098 — Robert Reid 3,098 307 Leslie Rosin 3,098 — Ian Young 3,098 — North of Scotland Water Authority John Robertson, Chairman 21,746 4,414 Alastair Findlay, Chief Executive 31,761 4,427 Denis Addly 3,242 693 Raymond Bisset 3,242 399 Joan Easten 3,242 2,528 Nigel Graham 3,242 274 Andrew Lewis 3,242 886 Alasdair MacCallum 3,242 918 Olwyn Macdonald 3,242 1,080 Nicolas McAndrew 3,242 106 Donald Nicholson 3,242 2,372 David Paton 3,242 921 East of Scotland Water Authority Ian Preston, Chairman 12,968 1,246 Rod Rennet, Chief Executive 40,000 870 Disney Barlow 3,242 — Robin Bell 3,242 10 Ian Berry 3,242 103 Ann Dickson 1,984 109 Ian Galloway 3,242 180 Harry O'Hanlon 3,242 52 Tom Kerr 3,242 125 Pat McCafferty 3,242 76 Sir Francis McWilliams 3,242 892 Roy Summers 3,242 200
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the budgets for each of the East, West and North of Scotland water authorities in the financial year 1996–97. [17573]
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§ Mr. Kynoch[holding answer 28 February 1996]: Budget setting is a matter for each of the new water authorities. Among the principal determinants will be the external financing limits which have already been announced and the charges schemes which have yet to be approved.