§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what have been the total salary costs of each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible in each of the last five years. [50295]
§ Mr. BradshawThe salary costs for each of the FCO's NDPBs have been as follows
British Council (UK appointed staff only, excluding national insurance contributions. Salary costs for locally appointed staff cannot be collated in the time available)
- 1999–2000—£27,890,986
- 2000–01—£28,753,593
- 2001–02—£29,400,401
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
No salary costs (the salaries of the Secretariat are paid by the Association of Commonwealth Universities)Westminster Foundation for Democracy
- 1997–98—£214,398
- 1998–99—£260,607
- 1999–2000—£315,192
- 2000–01—£331,179
Great Britain China Centre
- 1997–98—£119,555
- 1998–99—£133,713
- 1999–2000—£137,719
- 2000–01—£144,545
British-Russia Centre
- 1999–2000—£127,591
- 2000–01—£115,639
- 2001–02—£106,616
British Association for Central and Eastern Europe
- 1999–2000—£124,238
- 2000–01—£137,533
- 2001–02—£138,788
Diplomatic Service Appeals Board
No salary costs (chairman and members are paid per diem and travel allowances)Government Hospitality Advisory Committee for the Purchase of Wine
No salary costsWilton Park Academic Council
No salary costs (travel expenses only are paid)Foreign Compensation Commission
Employs one person, salary band: 2001–02—£20,240-£29,732.The above are the figures presently available. In some cases the 2001–02 figures are not yet available, and in some, earlier figures could not be located in the time available.