§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what annual salary will be paid to members of the International Monitoring Commission; and what he estimates Commission members' average annual expenses will be. [160587]
§ Jane KennedyThe Independent Monitoring Commission Commissioners will not be paid an annual salary. The Commissioners receive a per diem rate of £600, the Commissioners may also claim £25 per day and, in addition, their travel and subsistence costs are met.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the(a) cost of setting up and (b) annual running costs of the International Monitoring Commission. [160588]
§ Jane KennedyI estimate the costs associated with establishing and running the Independent Monitoring Commission up to the end of financial year 2003–04 to be approximately £600,000. I estimate that the annual running costs will be approximately £2 million, up to half of which will be borne by the Irish Government. I intend to make IMC accounts available in due course.