HC Deb 08 May 1990 vol 172 cc13-4W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will list for the current year by Committee the names, qualifications, experience and remuneration of advisers to Select Committees of the House.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

The appointment of specialist advisers is a matter for the Select Committee concerned. The names of the specialist advisers who assisted Select Committees during the 1988–89 Session of Parliament can be found in the most recent Sessional Return (HC(1989–90)110). During the current Session, the following advisers have also assisted Select Committees:

  • Defence Committee
  • Mr. A. Preston
  • Education, Science and Arts Committee
  • Mr. J. Fish
  • Dr. D. B. Thomas
  • Professor J. M. Ziman
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  • Employment Committee
  • Professor A. Likierman
  • Energy Committee
  • Professor Sir Herman Bondi
  • Environment Committee
  • Professor J. N. Bell
  • Professor R. Y. Cartwright
  • Mr. D. Gould
  • Mr. R. B. Macrory
  • Professor R. Perry
  • Mr. A. J. Rosenfeld, CB
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Dr. J. Barber
  • Sir Patrick Moberly
  • Mr. R. Pollock
  • Dr. A. Pravda
  • Dr. P. Sabin
  • Social Services Committee
  • Dr. B. Castleton
  • Dr. D. Hunter
  • Mr. D. Plank
  • Professor D. Piachaud
  • Mr. D. Willetts
  • Professor J. Wing
  • Mr. G. Wistow
  • Miss J. Young
  • Committee on the Televising of Proceedings of the House
  • Mr. R. Wright
  • Trade and Industry Committee
  • Dr. C. Preston
  • Dr. B. Rider
  • Transport Committee
  • Professor D. Heald
  • Mr. E. Humphreys
  • Mr. F. Taylor
  • Mr. G. Wilkinson
  • Welsh Affairs Committee
  • Professor P. J. Cloke
  • Miss M. Constable
  • Dr. R. W. Vickerman
  • Dr. R. William

Advisers currently retained by select commitees have a wide range of experience and qualifications and include retired civil servants and service officers, university academics and consultants.

Specialist advisers are remunerated on a per diem basis, plus travelling expenses, on the same scale as that used within the civil service for comparable appointments, which ranges between £38 and £115 per day. Details of individual remuneration are not disclosed. The total cost of specialist advice for each select committee in the financial year 1988–89 can be found in the most recent Sessional Return (HC(1989–90)110).