§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the salaries are of the Chief Executive of the Commission for Health Improvement and other senior executives; [72479]
(2) what has been the cost of the Commission for Health Improvement since its inception. [72477]
§ Mr. Lammy[holding answer 23 July 2002]: The cost of the commission for health improvement (CHI) between its inception on 1 November 1999 and 31 March 2002 is £39.4 million. This total includes a proportionate contribution from the National Assembly for Wales.
The breakdown of expenditure in each year is shown below:
Year Amount (£ million) November 1999-March 2000 2.3 April 2000-March 2001 11.4 April 2001-March 2002 25.656 The commission's accounts for the period 2001–02 are published with their annual report, copies of which are available in the Library.
1428WDetails of the salaries of the chief executive and directors are published as part of the commission for health improvement's annual accounts
The figures for the financial year 2001–02 are as follows:
Remuneration for year ended 31/03/02 (£) Chief executive 135,458 Director of policy and development 100,717 Director of nursing 93,788 Director of communications 75,893 Director of operations 84,833 Director of human resources 85,576 Director research and information 79,330 Medical director 115,468 Joint director of finance and information technology 104,232 Remuneration includes gross salary and any other allowances subject to UK taxation.