§ Mr. ForthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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) taskforces; and if he will list their (i) term of office, (ii) salary and (iii) known political affiliation (A) past and (B) present. [33879]
§ Ruth Kelly(a) The Chancellor is responsible for three public bodies.
Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the design of coins, medals, seals and decorations
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling was appointed as chairman in February 2001. Members of the committee are appointed on a seven yearly basis and are unpaid.Public Services Productivity Panel
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury chairs the panel.Statistics Commission
Sir John Kingman was appointed as chairman in May 2000 and receives an annual salary of £28,000 per annum.Further information about these bodies is available on the Treasury website.
338WWe have nothing to report under categories (b), (c) and (d). The Bank of England is a public corporation and does not fall into the categories (a) to (d) however the relevant details are:
Court of the Bank of England
The chairman of the Court of Directors is the Governor of the Bank of England, whose present salary as Governor is £250,567. Sir Edward George has held this post since 1 July 1993 and was reappointed for a second five-year term on 1 July 1998.(e) Information on the number, remit and membership of taskforces, 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 27 December 2000 covering the period 1 May 2000 to 31 October 2000. The most recent report: "Taskforces, Ad Hoc Advisory Groups and Reviews", which was issued in October 2001, covers the period of the financial year 2000–01. Copies of these reports are available in the Library.
Since the publication of the last annual report, a number of significant reviews have been commissioned and have issued reports. These include:
Howard Davies report on "Enterprise and the Economy in Education", published on 14 February 2002;Derek Wanless' report—"Securing Our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View", published on 17 April 2002;Ron Sandler's report on his "Review of Retail Savings", published on 9 July 2002.Information on the political affiliation of chairs of the bodies listed is not collected. Membership and voting behaviour is a matter on which all citizens have the right to privacy.