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Portcullis House: Rubbish

Lord Walpole asked Her Majesty's Government:

Who is responsible for clearing away rubbish under the portico of Portcullis House on Bridge Street; when the cleaning will be done; and whether the cleaning will be done more frequently in future.[HL6340]

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker): As the portico is outside of Portcullis House, it is technically a public walkway and its upkeep is therefore the responsibility of Westminster City Council.

Councils are required by law to keep their land free from litter and refuse and to keep public highways clean. This duty is set out under Section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. A Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse has been issued under this Act in order to clarify councils' responsibilities in this area. The code defines standards of cleanliness in terms of Grades A (litter-free) to D (heavily littered with significant accumulations).

It then specifies time limits within which the council must restore an area to Grade A (for hard surfaces), should it become littered. These time limits are between half a day and 28 days, depending on land use intensity and whether or not any special circumstances apply.

The Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse is available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/localenv/litter/code.

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Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

Baroness Anelay of St Johns asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will request that chief constables record the police time spent on tracing, interviewing or detaining foreign prisoners released under licence into the community since 1999.[HL5525]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal): This level of detail is not required under the annual data return that must be submitted to the department by police forces in England and

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Wales and we would not wish to impose additional burdens on police forces by asking them to carry out additional ad hoc surveys.

Public Bodies: Chairmen

Lord Lee of Trafford asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department.[HL6529]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal): The remuneration and hours of chairs of public appointments as at 28 June 2006 are provided in the attached table.

*PQ in remuneration and hours of chairs of public appointments*
Board	Chair	Remuneration	Hours per year
Independent Monitoring Boards of Penal Establishments and Immigration Centres	140 chairs Names not disclosed for security purposes	Nil	Demand lead
Technical Advisory Body	Peter Walker	£400 per day	4 days per year
Advisory Panel on Country Information	Dr Khalid Koser	Nil	10 days per year
Community Development Foundation (CDF)	Tom Levitt MP	Nil	None specified
Futurebuilders Advisory Panel	Baroness Jill Pitkeathley	£400 per day	40 days per year
IND Complaints Audit Committee	Dr Ann Barker	£361 per day	68 days per year
Commission for Racial Equality	Trevor Phillips	£ 128,625 per year	Full-time 5 days a week
Chief Surveillance Commissioner	Sir Andrew Leggatt (until 30/6/2006) Sir Christopher Rose (w.e.f. 01/07/2006)	£ 113,030 per year	108 days per year
Serious Organised Crime	Sir Stephen Lander	£76,875 per year	3 days per week
Correctional Services Accreditation Panel	Professor Friedrich Losel	£500 per day	20 days per annum
OISC	Suzanne McCarthy	£ 105,600 per year	Full-time five days per week
CENTREX	Sir Clive Booth	£31,365 per year	60 days per annum
Animal Procedures Committee	Ms Sara Nathan	£231 per day	270 hours per annum
Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration	Mary Coussey	£500 per day	672 hours per year
Police Negotiating Board and Police Advisory Board	John Randall	£389 per day	He works only when required.
Asylum Support Adjudicators	Sehba Haroon Storey	£12,7000 per annum	Full-time
PITO	Chris Earnshaw	£64,313 per annum + £10,612 per annum employers cash contribution in lieu of pension contributions	2 days per week
Parole Board	Sir Duncan Nichol	£77,000 per annum	Approximately 1,000 hours per year
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs	Professor Sir Michael Rawlins	Nil	Varies

Lord Lee of Trafford asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.[HL6532]

Lord Bassam of Brighton: Details of the remuneration rates for the chairs of Cabinet Office-sponsored public bodies are published in the Annual Appointments Plan, which is available on the Cabinet Office website at www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about-the-cabinet-office/public_bodies.asp. A copy has been placed in the Library.

All of the chairs are part-time and the time commitment for each chair varies from body to body. Some are very active. The Civil Service Appeal Board, for example, holds several hearings each week. At the other extreme, the Security Commission meets only when required.

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Lord Lee of Trafford asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Defence.[HL6559]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson): The Ministry of Defence has 32 public bodies; six executive non-departmental public bodies; 24 advisory non-departmental public bodies; one independent monitoring board non-departmental public body; and one public corporation. Details of the remuneration of the chairs of these public bodies are published in the annual Cabinet Office publication Public Bodies, prepared by the Agencies and Public Bodies Team in the Cabinet Office. The most recently published edition of Public Bodies provides information as at 31 March 2005. All of these chair appointments are part-time.

Lord Lee of Trafford asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the salary and time requirements for all chairmen of public bodies appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.[HL6560]

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker): I have listed the remuneration details for each of the chairs below. Information on the time commitment for each could only be collated at a disproportionate cost and it would be difficult to provide an accurate figure anyway. While each post is advertised with an estimated time commitment, the work is demand-led and requires varying degrees of work outside of actual board or committee meetings. The chairs will usually undertake this work, often without seeking any additional payment. All of these posts are part-time. The information is correct as at 31 March 2006.

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Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances	£205 per day
Advisory Committee on Organic Standards	£209 per day
Advisory Committee on Packaging	Unpaid
Advisory Committee on Pesticides	£204 per meeting
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment	£203 per day
Agricultural Dwelling House Advisory Committees	£121 per day
Agricultural Land Tribunals	£331 per day
Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales	£254 per day
Agricultural Wages Committees	£121 per day
Air Quality Expert Group	£199 per day
Animal Health and Welfare England Implementation Group	£500 per day
British Potato Council	£60,277 per annum
British Waterways Board	£46,600 per annum
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management	£450 per day
Commons Commissioners	£459 per day
Consumer Council for Water	£45,000 per annum
Countryside Agency	£66,254 per annum
Covent Garden Market Authority	£45,802 per annum
Darwin Advisory Committee	Unpaid
English Nature	£53,044 per annum
Environment Agency	£91,456 per annum
Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards	£194 per day
Farm Animal Welfare Council	£204 per meeting
Food From Britain	£50,730 per annum
Gangmasters Licensing Authority	£300 per day
Home Grown Cereals Authority	£25,833 per annum
Horticultural Development Council	£34,496 per annum
Independent Scientific Group on TB in Cattle	£190 per day
Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council	£208 per day
Joint Nature Conservation Committee	£36,347 per annum
Meat and Livestock Commission	£72,734 per annum
Milk Development Council	£34,849 per annum
National Forest Company	£15,694 per annum
Nirex CLG Ltd	£450 per day
Pesticides Residue Committee	£159 per meeting
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Unpaid
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution	£230 per day
Science Advisory Council	£300 per meeting
Sea Fish Industry Authority	£27,475 per annum
Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee	£163 per day
Sustainable Development Commission*	£15,000 per annum
Veterinary Products Committee	£167 per meeting
Veterinary Residues Committee	£204 per meeting
Wine Standards Board	£4,464 per annum
Zoos Forum	Unpaid
* The Sustainable Development Commission is a Defra-sponsored body, although the appointment of the chair is made by the Prime Minister.

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