HC Deb 21 March 1996 vol 274 cc270-1W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from residents in Conventry concerning Severn Trent Water and the salaries paid to the company directors. [21283]

Mr. Clappison

My right hon. Friend has not received any representations from residents of Coventry about the salaries paid to directors of Severn Trent Water.

Mr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions he has had with Severn Trent Water regarding the level of salaries of the company's directors. [21284]

Mr. Clappison

My right hon. Friend has not held any discussions with Severn Trent Water about the salary levels of its directors. This is a matter for the company and its shareholders.

Mr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures for the highest paid employee of Severn Trent Water from 1979 until privatisation(a) in real terms and (b) percentage change from the previous year. [21285]

Mr. Clappison

Information about the salary levels of Severn Trent water authority's board members for the years 1984 to 1989 is given in the annual editions of "Public Bodies", published by the Cabinet Office (Office of Public Service and Science). Salary levels of the authority's chairmen only are given in the 1982 and 1983 editions of this report. Copies of these publications are available in the Library. Comparable information for the period 1979 to 1981 is not available.