§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the special advisers employed by his Department in each of the last three years indicating when they(a) joined and (b) left his Department and the annual salary they received.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 1 December 1994]: The special advisers employed by the Department of National Heritage over the last three years are:
Name Date joined Date left Viscountess Cobham DL—two days a week 12 July 1992 24 September 1992 Mr. Chris Hopson 22 April 1992 24 September 1992 Mr. Dominic Loehnis 7 November 1992 20 July 1994 Salaries for special advisers are negotiated individually in relation to their previous earnings, and are confidential. They are, however, normally paid on a special advisers' salary spine of 34 points, ranging from £19,503 to £67,609. Appointments are non-pensionable, and the salary spine reflects this.