§ Mr. Vaz: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 1 December, Official Report, column 803, if he will make a statement regarding his Department's expenditure on special advisers in each of the last three financial years and for the financial year 1979–80.
§ Mr. AitkenSalaries for special advisers are negotiated individually in relation to their previous earnings and are confidential. The total pay bill1 for all the Government's special advisers in November 1994 was £1.29 million at 1994–95 prices2. The figures for the other years requested—in 1994–95 prices2—are as follows:
As at Paybill1£ million June 1993 1.40 September 1992 1.36 September 1991 1.2 May 1979 0.53 1 These figures have been calculated by annualising the salaries in payment at the dates shown. They do not include earnings related national insurance contributions and other personnel overheads. 2 Calculated using the gross domestic product deflator.