§ Ms EagleTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many advisers his Department employs broken down to show(a) political advisers and (b) economic advisers; at what grade and salary they are employed; and what are their minimum working hours in each case. [19417]
§ Mr. LangMy Department employs two political advisers. Their salaries and conditions of work are negotiated individually in relation to their previous earnings.
Economic advice is obtained from career civil servants, who are employed on standard civil service terms and conditions. The following numbers by grade are full-time equivalents:
- Senior economic adviser—unified grade 5–3
- Economic adviser—unified grade 7–10.6
- Economic assistant/senior economic assistant–11.6