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Environmental Protection Advisory Committee

Answer

The Environmental Protection Advisory Committee advises the Environment Agency on how to carry out its regional environmental protection and resource management work. This could be through responses to consultations, or general advice on the business, approach or priorities of that region. There are seven regional committees for England and one for Wales. Each committee has a chair, paid approximately £18,000 (for five days per month) in 2009-10. Other costs include chairman and Members’ expenses, and support and administration costs.

	England	Wales
Chairman's salary	£123,487	£17,641
Chairman's national insurance	£10,500	£1,500
Chairman and Members' expenses	£12,355	£7,997
Meeting costs	£8,059	£3,024
Postage and printing (estimate)	£3,430	£490
Staff costs (estimate)	£35,000	£5,000
Total	£192,831	£35,652

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

4886; 723 c78-9WA

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Expenditure Regional environment protection advisory committees

Link

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