HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc774-5W
Mr. Forth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he 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. [33886]

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Chairmen
Bodies Name Term of office Salary
(a) Non-departmental public bodies
ACDET—Advisory Committee for Disabled People in Employment and Training Sue Maynard-Campbell July 1999 to March 2000 Nil
DLAAB—Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board Rodney Grahame April 1993 to April 2003. 1 280
Re-appointed: April 1995, April 2000
IIAC—Industrial Injuries Advisory Council Anthony Newman Taylor July 1996 to July 2002. 1 227
Re-appointed: July 1999
OPRA—Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority John Hayes CBE April 1996 to March 2001 2 95,672
Harriet Maunsell OBE April 2001 to March 2006 2 53,000
PCB—Pensions Compensation Board Dr. Julian Farrand August 1996 to August 2001 2 8,824
Sir Bryan Carsberg September 2001 to August 2004 1 343
PO—Pensions Ombudsman Dr. Julian Farrand August 1996 to August 2001 2 89,216
David Laverick September 2001 to August 2004 2 100,000
Remploy Ltd. David Heywood CBE September 1993 to September 1999 14,250
Alan Pedder January 2001 to January 2003 2 72,500
SSAC—Social Security Advisory Committee Thomas Boyd-Carpenter August 1995 to August 2001. 1 277
Re-appointed: August 1998
(b) Commissions
DRC—Disability Rights Commission Bert Massie, CBE January 2000 to March 2004 2 69,528
(c) Inquiries
Hosker Inquiry Sir Gerald Hosker February 2001 to May 2001 39,307
(d) Agencies
The Appeals Service TAS (previously the Independent Judge Michael Harris October 1999 to September 2002 2 107,346
Tribunal Service—ITS)
1 Per day
2 Annually

(e) 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 and covers the period of the financial year 2000–01. Copies of these reports have been placed in the Libraries of the House.