§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what facilities in terms of(a) access to telephones, (b) use of equipment, (c) use of offices, (d) access to ministerial meetings, (e) sight of correspondence, (f) attendance at interdepartmental meetings and (g) access to civil servants are available to specialist advisers in his Department. [15641]
§ Mr. David HuntSpecial advisers are members of the civil service, have the same conditions of service as civil servants and are subject to the same rules of conduct as other civil servants, with certain limited exceptions. They have all the facilities listed in the question to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties.