Mark Prisk corrected the Commons record on Advantage West Midlands

29 June 2010 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections

The correction was made by letter from Mr Mark Prisk, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 29 June 2010. The corrected text no longer gives the figure £81,718. Altogether 81 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people are employed by Advantage West Midlands; how many people compose the non-executive Board of Advantage West Midlands; and what the total cost to the public purse of payments to (a) employees and (b) Board members is to date.

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The following tables show: (a) Number of and cost of employees \| Number/£ Number of employees headcount (full-time equivalent (322)) \| 346 Cost (£) \| 18,358,000 Staff numbers are as at the snapshot reference date 31 March 2010 and cost is for the financial year 2009-10. Costs for payroll employees are defined as pay bill i.e. salary, ERNICs and pension; and (b) Number of and cost of board members \| Number/£ Number of board members (including chair) \| 15 Cost (£) \| 231,412 Board member costs are from the 2008-09 financial year and include chair pension costs and board travel expenses. Board members now receive a remuneration of £8,666 per annum for minimum of two days per month with no pension entitlement. The chair receives a remuneration of £81,718 per annum for three days a ~~month~~ and receives a pension. Under the RDA Act 1998 an RDA board must have 15 members with the majority being business positions. Letter of correction from Mr Mark Prisk: In my reply of 17 June to the question from the hon. Member for Tamworth (Christopher Pincher) I said “The Chair receives a remuneration of £81,718 Per annum for three days a month and receives a pension.” I regret that due to an administrative error this is incorrect and the answer should have indicated that the Chair receives the same remuneration for three days a week. The correct answer should have been:	The following tables show: (a) Number of and cost of employees \| Number/£ Number of employees headcount (full-time equivalent (322)) \| 346 Cost (£) \| 18,358,000 Staff numbers are as at the snapshot reference date 31 March 2010 and cost is for the financial year 2009-10. Costs for payroll employees are defined as pay bill i.e. salary, ERNICs and pension; and (b) Number of and cost of board members \| Number/£ Number of board members (including chair) \| 15 Cost (£) \| 231,412 Board member costs are from the 2008-09 financial year and include chair pension costs and board travel expenses. Board members now receive a remuneration of £8,666 per annum for minimum of two days per month with no pension entitlement. The chair receives a remuneration of £81,718 per annum for three days a week and receives a pension. Under the RDA Act 1998 an RDA board must have 15 members with the majority being business positions.

Original

Corrected

The following tables show:
(a) Number of and cost of employees
| Number/£
Number of employees headcount (full-time equivalent (322))
| 346
Cost (£)
| 18,358,000
Staff numbers are as at the snapshot reference date 31 March 2010 and cost is for the financial year 2009-10. Costs for payroll employees are defined as pay bill i.e. salary, ERNICs and pension; and
(b) Number of and cost of board members
| Number/£
Number of board members (including chair)
| 15
Cost (£)
| 231,412
Board member costs are from the 2008-09 financial year and include chair pension costs and board travel expenses. Board members now receive a remuneration of £8,666 per annum for minimum of two days per month with no pension entitlement.
The chair receives a remuneration of £81,718 per annum for three days a ~~month~~ and receives a pension.
Under the RDA Act 1998 an RDA board must have 15 members with the majority being business positions.
Letter of correction from Mr Mark Prisk:
In my reply of 17 June to the question from the hon. Member for Tamworth (Christopher Pincher) I said “The Chair receives a remuneration of £81,718 Per annum for three days a month and receives a pension.” I regret that due to an administrative error this is incorrect and the answer should have indicated that the Chair receives the same remuneration for three days a week.
The correct answer should have been:

The correction in Hansard.

Receipt

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