§ 21. Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the regional economic strategy prepared by the Eastern regional development agency. [107327]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe East of England Development Agency (EEDA) submitted its strategy for the East of England, "Moving Forward," to Ministers on 26 October. The Government responded to EEDA and the other RDAs on 12 January. Copies of the responses have been placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. McCabeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement about the rates of pay offered to the chairmen of regional development agencies. [109434]
§ Ms ArmstrongI refer to the reply given by the Minister for Trade, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Central (Mr. Caborn) on 23 July 1998,Official Report, columns 668–69W, on the rates of pay offered to board members of Regional Development Agencies. When appointed in December 1998 the Chairmen were contracted for two days per week with an annual remuneration of £44,000.
94WI have now agreed that the Chairmen of the RDAs in the East Midlands, West Midlands and North East will be contracted to work on RDA business for three days a week from 1 October 1999 until 31 March 2000. Their rate of pay will be increased pro rata to £66,000. The Chairman of the North West Development Agency will be contracted on these revised terms from 1 November 1999 until 31 March 2000.