§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the annual salary of each member of the Board of the National Air Traffic Services. [31186]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonNational Air Traffic Services Ltd. formed its own Board, separate from that of the Civil Aviation Authority, in April 1996. My Department holds information on salaries only for those members of the NATS Board who are also members of the CAA Board. These members are the following
Mr. Malcolm Argent: (2 days per week)Mr. Derek McLauchlan: (Full time until June 1997, when he was replaced by Mr. Semple)Mr. William Semple: (Full time—appointed 1 July 1997)Mr. Anthony Herron: (2 days per week)Mr Roderick Lynch: (2 days per month).I have listed Mr. McLauchlan's salary for the last five years of his appointment in a separate reply. The salaries of the other NATS Board Members for which my Department holds information, since the Board was set up in April 1996, are as follows:
£ Member Salary 1996–1997 Salary 1997–1998 Mr. M. Argent 45,441 46,804 Mr. W. Semple 100,000 103,000 Mr. A. Herron 46,575 47,972 Mr. R. Lynch 7,886 8,122
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the annual salary paid to Derek McLauchlan for each of the last five years of his employment as Chief Executive of National Air Traffic Services. [31185]
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§ Ms Glenda JacksonMr. McLauchlan was the Chief Executive of National Air Traffic Services Ltd until June 1997. His annual salary for each of the five years leading up to his departure from NATS Ltd was as follows:
- 1992–1993: £83,200
- 1993–1994: £84,450
- 1994–1995: £86,140
- 1995–1996: £87,000
- 1996–1997: £87,870.
Full details of the emoluments of Board Members of the Civil Aviation Authority are set out in the CAA's Annual Report and Accounts. These documents are available in the House Library.