§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent in the last year for which figures are available on the remuneration of the members 367W of the (a) West of Scotland Water Authority, (b) East of Scotland water authority and (c) the North of Scotland water authority. [32475]
§ Mr. KynochThe information is set out in the table and relates to remuneration paid to members by the authorities from their establishment on 17 July 1995 up to the end of March 1996.
£ West of Scotland water authority Chairman 26,807 Chief executive 53,561 Other members (each) 4,021 East of Scotland water authority Chairman 16,968 Chief executive 53,333 Counsellor Ann Dickson 2,984 Other members (each) 4,242 North of Scotland water authority Chairman 28,413 Chief executive 46,667 Other members (each) 4,242
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which members of Scotland's water authorities have declared interests under schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 1994 at meetings of these bodies. [32428]
§ Mr. KynochThere have been no such declarations to date.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what legal obligations exist on Scotland's water authorities in relation to the fluoridation of public water supplies. [32408]
§ Mr. KynochThe Water (Fluoridation) Act 1985, as amended, provides that water authorities may, on receipt of an application from a health authority, increase the fluoride content of the water which they supply within the area of that health authority.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will arrange for copies of the declarations of interests of the members of Scotland's water authorities to be placed in the Library. [32429]
§ Mr. KynochA note of the declarations made by the members of each water authority will be placed in the Library at the same time as the authorities' annual reports.