{"Overview":{"Id":37416,"ExtId":"10062950000003","Title":"Advantage West Midlands","HRSTag":"hs_8Question","Date":"2010-06-29T00:00:00","Location":"Written Corrections","House":"Commons","Source":3,"VolumeNo":512,"ContentLastUpdated":"2016-03-05T02:07:33.423","DebateTypeId":4,"SectionType":4,"NextDebateExtId":"","NextDebateTitle":"","PreviousDebateExtId":"10062950000001","PreviousDebateTitle":"Ministerial Correction"},"Navigator":[{"Id":37413,"Title":"Ministerial Corrections","ParentId":null,"SortOrder":1,"ExternalId":"5b967624-a9f1-42cd-b736-a815c4c737c0","HRSTag":null,"HansardSection":null,"Timecode":null},{"Id":37415,"Title":"Business, Innovation and Skills","ParentId":37413,"SortOrder":3,"ExternalId":"10062950000002","HRSTag":"hs_6bDepartment","HansardSection":"1-1","Timecode":null},{"Id":37416,"Title":"Advantage West Midlands","ParentId":37415,"SortOrder":4,"ExternalId":"10062950000003","HRSTag":"hs_8Question","HansardSection":"1-1","Timecode":null}],"Items":[{"ItemType":"Contribution","ItemId":21476901,"MemberId":4075,"AttributedTo":"Christopher Pincher","Value":"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 <em>(a)</em> employees and <em>(b)</em> Board members is to date.\r\n\r\n<span id=\"vol511_col530W\" class=\"cross-reference\" data-house-id=\"1\" data-column-number=\"530W\" data-volume-number=\"511\"><em>[Official Report, 17 June 2010, Vol. 511, c. 530W.]</em></span>","OrderInSection":1,"Timecode":null,"ExternalId":"10062950000005","HRSTag":"Question","HansardSection":"1-1","UIN":"2852","IsReiteration":false},{"ItemType":"Contribution","ItemId":21476902,"MemberId":1424,"AttributedTo":"Mr Prisk","Value":"The following tables show:\r\n\r\n<table class=\"hansardTable\"><caption><em>(a) Number of and cost of employees</em></caption><thead><tr><th><p></p></th><th><p><em>Number/£</em></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of employees headcount (full-time equivalent (322))</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£)</p></td><td><p>18,358,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table>\r\n\r\nStaff 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\r\n\r\n<table class=\"hansardTable\"><caption><em>(b) Number of and cost of board members</em></caption><thead><tr><th><p></p></th><th><p><em>Number/£</em></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of board members (including chair)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£)</p></td><td><p>231,412</p></td></tr></tbody></table>\r\n\r\nBoard 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.<span id=\"4MC\" class=\"column-number\" data-column-number=\"4MC\"></span>\r\n\r\nThe chair receives a remuneration of £81,718 per annum for three days a month and receives a pension.\r\n\r\nUnder the RDA Act 1998 an RDA board must have 15 members with the majority being business positions.\r\n\r\n<em>Letter of correction from Mr Mark Prisk:</em>\r\n\r\nIn 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.\r\n\r\nThe correct answer should have been:","OrderInSection":2,"Timecode":null,"ExternalId":"10062950000007","HRSTag":"hs_Para","HansardSection":"1-1","UIN":null,"IsReiteration":false},{"ItemType":"Contribution","ItemId":21476903,"MemberId":1424,"AttributedTo":"Mr Prisk","Value":"The following tables show:\r\n\r\n<table class=\"hansardTable\"><caption><em>(a) Number of and cost of employees</em></caption><thead><tr><th><p></p></th><th><p><em>Number/£</em></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of employees headcount (full-time equivalent (322))</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£)</p></td><td><p>18,358,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table>\r\n\r\nStaff 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\r\n\r\n<table class=\"hansardTable\"><caption><em>(b) Number of and cost of board members</em></caption><thead><tr><th><p></p></th><th><p><em>Number/£</em></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of board members (including chair)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£)</p></td><td><p>231,412</p></td></tr></tbody></table>\r\n\r\nBoard 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.\r\n\r\nThe chair receives a remuneration of £81,718 per annum for three days a week and receives a pension.\r\n\r\nUnder the RDA Act 1998 an RDA board must have 15 members with the majority being business positions.","OrderInSection":3,"Timecode":null,"ExternalId":"10062950000025","HRSTag":"hs_Para","HansardSection":"1-1","UIN":null,"IsReiteration":false}],"ChildDebates":[]}