Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 July 2004. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) recruitment costs and (b) total cumulative salary bill of (i) the Chairman of the UK Commission for Integrated Transport and (ii) the Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority are. - Inc figure. (Holding answer 19 July 2004).

Answer: Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) recruitment costs and (b) total cumulative salary bill of (i) the Chairman of the UK Commission for Integrated Transport and (ii) the Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority are. [185236] Mr. McNulty: [holding answer 19 July 2004]: For the Chairman of the UK Commission for Integrated Transport, the recruitment costs specifically attributable to this post are. not held separately. The most recent Chair appointment was in March 2002. The remuneration for the post is £30,000 per annum with the Chair expected to work five days per month. Full details of the payments made to the Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority can be found in the Authority's Annual Reports. The recruitment costs specifically attributable to this post are not held separately.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c672-3W;424 c673W; 185236
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Costs Pay Recruitment Public appointments Managers Strategic Rail Authority Integrated Transport Commission
Contains statistics: Yes
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