§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement concerning the cost to public funds of employing ministerial special advisers in his Department.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe Department employs four special advisers. Salaries for special advisers are negotiated individually in relation to their previous earnings and are confidential. There are, however, normally paid on a special adviser's salary spine of 34 points, ranging from £19,503 to £67,609. Appointments are non-pensionable, and the salary reflects this.