§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish a table showing the average hours of work, remuneration and allowances of chairmen and members of National Health Service trusts; Rail Users' Consultative Committees; parole boards; probation boards; local authorities; and boards of visitors. [HL3926]
§ Lord Falconer of ThorotonThe information the noble Lord requests on local authorities is not collected centrally.
The noble Lord will find the annual publication Public Bodies useful in providing information on the remuneration of chairmen, members and chief executives of the non-departmental public bodies and National Health Service bodies to which he refers. Copies are available in the Library and on the Internet (www. official-documents.co.uk/document/caboff/pb99/pb99.htm). I have also sent the noble Lord a copy of Public Bodies 1999, and the next edition will be published in due course.
34WAInformation on hours worked and allowances paid is not collected centrally. Chairmen and members of probation boards are currently unpaid.