§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the ministerial advisers appointed in his Department for each year since 1979, the salary each person received, whether paid directly or to another employer, and the duties undertaken, whether solely in his Department or in conjunction with other Departments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeSince 1979 up to the formation of two separate Departments in July 1988, the Departments of Health and Social Security appointed the following ministerial advisers.
Name Date of Appointment Department Prof R. Dyson August 1979 DHSS Mr. N. True May 1982 DHSS Mr. A. J. Turner February 1987 DHSS Mr. C. Hendry May 1988 DHSS DSS from Miss M. Libby1 May 1988 July 1988 Mr. J. Hill July 1988 DH 1 Since July 1988, Miss Libby has worked only to the Secretary of State for Social Services. Mr. Hill was appointed to advise the Secretary of State for Health. It is not our practice to reveal the salaries of individual advisers as they are individually negotiated in relation to previous outside earnings and conditions and are therefore confidential.
Except for Professor Dyson who was seconded into DHSS for one day per week, all salaries were paid direct to the individual adviser. Professor Dyson's employer was reimbursed on a pro-rata basis for his services.
With the exception of Professor Dyson, who was employed as a consultant adviser on industrial relations in the NHS, all advisers were employed solely on duties outside the Department laid down by the Minister they served.