§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the names of those people he has appointed to public bodies since 1 May 1997, indicating the positions to which they have been appointed and whether they receive remuneration. [56812]
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§ Mr. Tony LloydThe following officers of the board of the British Council were elected by the Board, with the prior approval of the Secretary of State.
Position £ Sir Martin Jacomb Chairman Remuneration 10,850 Baroness Helena Kennedy Chairman Remuneration 35,000 Virginia Bottomley MP Vice Chairman Remuneration Nil Patricia Hewitt MP Vice Chairman Remuneration Nil Lord Chorley Deputy Chairman Remuneration Nil Sir Martin Jacomb was re-appointed on 13 November 1997 for 9 months, in order to provide continuity to the Council during the new Director-General's settling in period. My hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, West (Ms Hewitt) became Economic Secretary to HM Treasury in July and no longer sits on the board. The place is still vacant.
Commonwealth Institute Position £ David Thompson Chairman Remuneration 15000 John Cluff Governor Remuneration Nil Helen Robinson Governor Remuneration Nil The Commonwealth Institute are in the process of appointing 10 new governors.
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Position Dr. Frances Dow Board Member Remuneration Nil Sharwar Sadeque Board Member Remuneration Nil Julia Somerville Board Member Remuneration Nil Douglas Tallack Board Member Remuneration Nil Graham Benson Board Member Remuneration Nil Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healy Board Member Remuneration Nil Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healy was re-appointed on 9 February 1998.
Westminster Foundation for Democracy Position £ Menzies Campbell MP Vice Chairman Remuneration Nil Gary Streeter MP Vice Chairman Remuneration Nil Archy Kirkwood MP Vice Chairman Remuneration Nil Peter Frank Board Member Remuneration Nil Timothy Garton Ash Board Member Remuneration Nil Richard Page MP Board Member Remuneration Nil Mary Kaldor Board Member Remuneration Nil Gillian Merron MP Board Member Remuneration Nil Ieuan Wyn Jones MP Board Member Remuneration Nil Elizabeth Smith Board Member Remuneration Nil Georgina Ashworth Board Member Remuneration Nil Beverly Bernard Board Member Remuneration Nil The hon. and learned Member for North-East Fife (Mr. Campbell) resigned and was replaced by the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Mr. Kirkwood) a Vice Chairman of Westminster Foundation for Democracy, on 9 December 1997. Beverly Bernard resigned as a board 273W member on 10 June 1998 and there is currently one vacancy on the board. Peter Frank and Timothy Garton Ash were re-appointed to the board on 22 May 1998.
Wilton Park Academic Council Position £ Gael Ramsay Council Member Remuneration Nil Andrew Rowe MP Council Member Remuneration Nil Nik Gowing Council Member Remuneration Nil