Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual (a) salary and (b) pension contribution is of the Chief Executive of the NHS Trust Development Agency; what performance-related measures the salary package for that post includes; and what steps his Department takes to monitor the performance of that Chief Executive.

The details of both the salary and pension contributions of the NHS Trust Development Authority’s (NHS TDA’s) Chief Executive are published in the authority’s annual report and accounts, a copy of which is attached.

The performance related measures in the Chief Executive’s salary are set out in the DH Pay Framework for Very Senior Managers in Arms-Length Bodies (Special Health Authorities and Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies), a copy of which is also attached.

The NHS TDA’s Chief Executive is accountable to the organisations Chair and Board for the delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives. The Chief Executive and the Chair account to Ministers for NHS TDA’s performance at quarterly Ministerial accountability meetings.