§ Mr. George RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list(a) the members of the boards and (b) the chief executives of the new Scotland water authorities, together with their salaries, performance-related bonuses and membership of other non-departmental public bodies in Scotland. [5645]
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§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 12 December 1995]: In relation to the membership, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Industry and Local Government to the hon. Member for Cunninghame, South (Mr. Donahoe) on 11 December, Official Report, columns 470–71.
The Chairmen of the North and West of Scotland water authorities are paid £40,000 per annum; the chairman of the East of Scotland water authority is paid £24,000 per annum. The chief executives of each of the three water authorities are paid £80,000 per annum, and the members £6,000 per annum.
Only chief executives are eligible to receive a performance related bonus, which is limited to a maximum of 20 per cent. of salary.
The following are members of other NDPBs in Scotland as indicated:
North of Scotland water authority
- Mr. John Robertson: Chairman, Highland health board
- Mr. Alasdair MacCallum: Member, Scottish Crop Research Institute
- Mr. Nicolas McAndrew: Member, Highlands and Islands Enterprise
- Mr. David Paton: Member, North East River Purification Board
West of Scotland water authority
- Councillor Robert Reid: Chairman, Argyll and Bute NHS Trust
- Mr. Ian Young: Member, Cumbernauld development corporation.
§ Mr. George RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what have been the costs to date of establishing each of the new Scottish water authorities; [5509]
(2) what estimate he has made of the transition and set-up costs in respect of each of the new water authorities in Scotland. [5511]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 12 December 1995]: Grant-in-aid provision for the three new water authorities in Scotland in 1995–96 and their expenditure are as follows:
Grant-in-aid, 1995–96 £million Expenditure to 11 December 1995 £ East 3.2 900,099 West 3.2 175,000 North 3.3 635,000 Total 9.7 1,710,099