Written question WQ100570
- Asked by
- Ken SkatesLabour
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
What is the remuneration for the chair of the independent review into higher education in Wales?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education (Cefin Campbell)
The appointed Chair brings considerable experience and expertise relevant to leading a review of this scale and complexity.
Professor Prendergast will be remunerated at a day rate of £815 for two days per week over an 18-month period. This is inclusive of VAT and estimated costs for his time and expenses. Professor Prendergast will be giving a substantial amount of time to this work, averaging 2 days a week over the next 18 months.
This reflects Professor Prendergast’s commitment to ensuring the highest possible quality of output from this review and that it is delivered within the timescale that we have outlined in the terms of reference. This also reflects the fact that the Review of Higher Education is of significant strategic importance and may result in recommendations that substantially reshape the higher education sector in Wales, including its future governance, management and funding arrangements.