HL Deb 09 January 2003 vol 642 cc233-4WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 7 November concerning the salary scales for chief executives of cross-border implementation bodies (WA167), what are the current salaries of the chief executives; and how much each chief executive incurred last year in expenses. [HL461]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The following table details the current salaries of the chief executives of the implementation bodies and their expenses for calendar year 2001.

Body CEO Expenses 2001 CEO Current Salary
Loughs Agency £1,396.31 £53,511
Special EU Programmes Body £10,071 £66,953
Trade and Business Development £5,917.14 £57,822
Waterways Ireland £7,246.96 £70,725
Food Safety Promotion Board £5,445 (sterling equivalent) £54,042 (sterling equivalent)
Foras Na Gaeilge Not in post £54,138 (sterling equivalent)
Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch Not in post Not in post

CEOs in bodies based in RoI have their salaries/expenses paid in euros—the table reflects the sterling equivalent in these cases.