Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) positions and (b) pay were of the principal officers of the New Covent Garden Market Authority in the last five years; and what consultation process will take place before any pay increases are awarded.
The positions of the principal officers of the Covent Garden Market Authority are:
Mrs J Lloyd - Chief Executive Officer
Mr C Morton - Finance Director/Authority Secretary
Mr B Marlow - Operations Director
Mr C Townend - Project Director
Ms H Evans - Business development & Support Director
Their annual gross pay in the last 5 years is shown below:
| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Mrs Lloyd | 198,316 | 172,110 | 227,249 | 191,715 | 222,569 |
Mr Morton | 154,979 | 147,978 | 164,772 | 151,199 | 166,977 |
Mr Marlow | 98,471 | 100,543 | 108,600 | 112,218 | 120,361 |
Mr Townend | n/a | n/a | 89,146 | 117,240 | 127,898 |
Ms Evans | n/a | 62,626 | 75,511 | 81,828 | 99,300 |
The remuneration policy for the principal officers is recommended and monitored by CGMA’s Remuneration Committee. A representative of Defra attends the Committee but is not a member of the Committee. The pay is set by the CGMA Board.
The position and pay of each of the principal officers is reported in CGMA’s Annual Report & Accounts, copies of which have been laid in the libraries of the Houses of Parliament.