§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when each member of the contryside 537W Commission was appointed; what were the number of meetings held since that appointment and the number of meetings attended; and when each term of office is to be completed. [22126]
Member Date appointed Term ends Number of meetings held Meetings attended Richard Simmonds (Chairman from 1 October 1995) 1 August 1995 30 September 1998 4 4 Sir John Johnson (Chairman to 30 September 1995) 1 April 1991 31 March 1996 30 29 Rachel Thomas 1 October 1987 30 June 1996 52 52 David Fletcher MBE 1 July 1988 31 March 1996 46 43 Sarah Ward 1 August 1991 31 March 1998 28 28 Sir Richard Carew Pole 26 September 1991 31 March 1996 28 26 Prof. Allan Patmore CBE 28 September 1992 30 June 1998 22 21 Rodney Swarbrick CBE 1 August 1993 30 June 1996 16 13 Lord Denham 1 August 1993 30 June 1996 16 11 Right Rev. Alan Chesters 1 October 1995 30 September 1998 4 3 David Barker MBE 1 October 1995 30 September 1998 4 4
§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the fees and expenses paid to each member of the Countryside Commission since they were appointed. [22127]
§ Mr. ClappisonAs chairman of the Countryside Commission, Richard Simmonds' remuneration is £37,990 for a three-day week. The other commissioners each receive remuneration of £5,455 based on a time input of two days per month. Total payments to 31 March 1996 are shown in the table.
Commissioners' expenses are paid in line with standard civil service terms and conditions. Total expenses claimed by each commissioner from 1 April 1993 to 19 March 1996 are also shown below. Earlier figures are not readily available.
£ Member Remuneration Expenses Richard Simmonds (Chairman from 1 October 1995) 24,796.10 3,460.12 Sir John Johnson (Chairman to 30 September 1995) 161,323.52 14,787.65 Rachel Thomas 20,734.96 19,046.94 David Fletcher, MBE 20,734.96 8,257.07 Sarah Ward 20,734.96 3,161.02 Sir Richard Carew Pole 20,734.96 3,178.16 Prof. Allan Patmore CBE 18,320.96 5,693.88 Rodney Swarbrick CBE 14,141.96 3,356.78 Lord Denham 14,141.96 2,573.70
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1994–95 council taxes received as a percentage of annual net collectable debit April 1994-March 1995 Uncollected 1994–95 council taxes during the period April 1994-March 19941 £000 Political control as at February 1996 Lambeth 56.4 21,846 Noc Newham 72.8 7,254 Lab Hackney 75.5 5,389 Lab Southwark 79.9 5,924 Lab Lewisham 81.2 6,439 Lab Islington 81.2 4,958 Lab Haringey 81.9 6,612 Lab Camden 82.0 7,627 Lab Tower Hamlets 84.6 2,531 Lab Hammersmith and Fulham 85.7 4,083 Lab 1 Based on information supplied to the Department in May 1995. NB. £23 million of council tax arrears in respect of the years 1993–94 and 1994–95 has been collected in the period April 1995 to December 1995 by these 10 authorities. This figure cannot be broken down between the two years.
§ Mr. ClappisonDates of first appointment, the end of the current term of appointment, and the number of commission meetings held and attended are listed below for each member of the Countryside Commission.
£ Member Remuneration Expenses Right Rev. Alan Chesters 2,724.48 630.42 David Barker MBE 2,724.48 706.62