§ Mr. ForthTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will list the appointments made by his Department since 1 May 1997 of chairmen of(a) non-departmental public bodies, (b) commissions, (c) inquiries, (d) agencies and (e) task forces; and if he will list their (i) term of office, (ii) salary and (iii) known political affiliation (A) past and (B) present. [33881]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe non-judicial appointments made to the chairmanship of the Lord Chancellor's non-departmental public bodies since 1 May 1997 are set out in the following tables. Information on political affiliation is not collected.
There are no appointments to be reported under (b), (c) or (d).
Information on the number, remit and membership of task forces, ad hoc advisory groups and reviews has been published by the Cabinet Office on a regular basis. The first report was published on 11 January 2000 and gives information for the period between 1 May 1997 to 31 October 1999. A second report was published on 27 July 2000, and covered the period 1 November 1999 to 30 April 2000. A third report was published on 13 December 2000 covering the period 1 May 2000 to 31 October 2000. The most recent report: Task Forces, Ad Hoc Advisory Groups and Reviews, was issued in October 2001, covers the period of the financial year 2000–01. Copies of these reports have been placed in the Libraries of the House.
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Non-departmental public bodies Chairman Committee Appointed Retirement Advisory committees on justices of the peace Mr. James Tidmarsh (LL) Avon 1 May 1997 2007 Mr. James Tidmarsh (LL) Bristol 1 May 1997 2007 Mr. Keith Gorton North Cleveland 2001 2006 Mr. Alfred Illingworth South Cleveland 2001 2006 Mr. Eric Dancer (LL) Devon 1998 2015 Mr. David Libby Plymouth 2001 2004 Captain M. Fulford-Dobson (LL) Dorset 1999 2006 Sir Paul Nicholson (LL) Durham 1998 2013 Mr. Alan Willett (LL) Kent 2002 2011 Mr. Raymond Harris Leicester 1999 2005 Lady Juliet Townsend (LL) Northamptonshire 1998 2011 Sir John Riddell (LL) Northumberland 2000 2009 Lord Crathorne (LL) North Yorkshire 1999 2014 Dr. Sheila Filshie Nottingham 1 November 1997 2006 Lady Elizabeth Gass (LL) Somerset 1999 2015 Mrs. Sarah Goad (LL) Surrey 29 October 1997 2015 Mrs. P. Stewart-Roberts (LL) East Sussex 2000 2008 Mr. Hugh Wyatt (LL) West Sussex 1999 2008 Mrs. C Wellingbrook North East London 2001 2004 HH Judge Ellis South East London 2000 2005 HH Judge Mitchell South West London 2001 2007 Mr. Keith Goodall Barnsley 2000 2003 Mr. Christopher Dorries Sheffield 2000 2003 Mr. Paul Bryan North Tyneside 2001 2004 Mr. K. Ahmed South Tyneside 2000 2003 Mr. D. Cocking Solihull 1999 2005 Mr. C. Sykes Sutton Coldfield 1999 2002 Mrs. E. Rawling Walsall 1999 2002 Mrs. R. Tyler Warley 2001 2002 Mr. G. Dobson Bradford 2001 2004 Mrs. E. Bavidge Calderdale 1998 2001 Mrs. Valerie Pace Huddersfield 2001 2004 Mr. J. Bancroft Keighley 2001 2007 Mr. T. Moran Leeds 1998 2004 Mr. A. Mills Pontefract 2002 2004 Mr. Trefor Jones (LL) Clwyd 2001 2012 Mr. G. J. Morgan Ceredigion 2001 2002 Mr. S. Watkins Pembroke 1998 2001 Mr. Simon Boyle (LL) Gwent 2001 2011 Professor Eric Sunderland (LL) Gwynedd 2000 2005 Advisory committees on general commissioners of income tax Mr. James Tidmarsh (LL) Avon 1 May 1997 2007 Lord Crathorne (LL) Cleveland 2001 2014 Mr. Eric Dancer (LL) Devon 1998 2015 Captain M. Fulford-Dobson (LL) Dorset 1999 2006 Mrs. Julia Davidson Durham 2000 2003 Mrs. P Stewart-Roberts (LL) East Sussex 2000 2008 Mrs. A Baglin London Blackheath 1999 2005 Mr. T. Watson London Middlesex 2000 2003 Mr. Peter Banks Greater Manchester 1999 2002 Mr. Alan Willett (LL) Kent 2002 2011 Mr. James Glynn Lancashire 2001 2002 Lady Juliet Townsend (LL) Northamptonshire 1998 2011 Sir John Riddel (LL) Northumberland 2000 2009 Lord Crathorne (LL) North Yorkshire 1999 2014 Lady Elizabeth Gass (LL) Somerset 1999 2015 Mrs. Sarah Goad (LL) Surrey 29 October 1997 2015 Mr. Nigel Sherlock Tyne and Wear 2001 2011 Mr. L. Tomkins West Midlands-1 1999 2002 Mr. Hugh Wyatt (LL) West Sussex 1999 2008 Mr. Colin Beard Wiltshire 1998 2002 Mr. Trefor Jones (LL) Clwyd 2001 2012 Mrs. Lort Philips Pembroke 1998 2007
Non-departmental public bodies Chairman Committee Appointed Retirement Mr. Simon Boyle (LL) Gwent 2001 2011 Professor Eric Sunderland (LL) Anglesey 2000 2005 Professor Eric Sunderland (LL) Caernarfon 2000 2005 Professor Eric Sunderland (LL) Meirionnydd 2000 2005 Mrs. L. R. Peate Powys 1999 2004 Mr. A. Mossford South Glamorgan 1999 2005 Notes:
Lord Lieutenants (LL) hold office until their 75th birthday.
Others are appointed for a maximum of nine years on a Committee. The position is unpaid
Other NDPBs Individual Dates Current remuneration(£) Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service Anthony Hewson OBE January 2001 for 4 years 400 per day Council on Tribunals Lord Newton of Braintree 1 October 1999 for 3 years 43,1401 Insolvency Rules Committee Mr. Justice Evans-Lombe October 1997 to September 2002 Unpaid Judicial Studies Board Lord Justice Waller 17 May 1999 for 3 years 2— Law Commission Lord Justice Carnwath CVO 1 February 1999 to 31 July 2002 2— Legal Services Commission Peter G. Birch CBE 1 April 2000 for 4 years 37,062 Legal Services Consultative Panel2 Lord Justice Potter 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2004 Unpaid Strategic Investment Board Dr. Colin Price 1 January 2001 for 3 years 15,0001 1 Annual retainer 2 Continues to draw judicial salary 3 The Panel replaced the Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct, to which Lord Justice Potter was appointed as chairman on 27 May 1998. Fees were paid to members, but he continued to draw his judicial salary.