§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the name, former occupation and supervising Minister of each special adviser currently employed from any Government funding source; and if he will list the salary range of such advisers as of 5 May; and if he will make a statement. [24211]
§ The Prime MinisterThere are 36 special advisers currently employed by Government Departments; details of their names, former occupations, and Ministers are as follows. For information on the salary range of special advisers I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to him on 28 February 1995,Official Report, columns 484–85.
The following is the information:
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Name Former occupation Minister K. Adams Personal Assistant to the Right Hon. John Gummer Secretary of State for the Environment P. Barnes Management Consultant, Boston Consulting Group Secretary of State for Social Security J. Bercow Director, Rowland Sallingbury Casey Chief Secretary N. Blackwell Partner, McKinsey and Co. Consultants Prime Minister C. Blunt Public Affairs Consultant, PI Political Secretary of State for Defence Miss A. Broom Freelance Political Consultant Secretary of State for Employment T. Burke* Director, Green Alliance Secretary of State for Environment J. Caine Desk Officer, Conservative Research Department Secretary of State for Northern Ireland T. Collins Communications Director, Conservative Central Office Prime Minister Dr. E. Cottrell Assistant Director, Conservative Research Department Secretary of State for Education
Name Former occupation Minister Dr. W. Eltis* Director General, National and Economic Development Office President of the Board of Trade Miss C. Fairbairn Strategy Consultant, McKinsey and Co. Consultants Prime Minister M. Fraser Assistant Director, Conservative Research Department Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs A. Hockley Economic Adviser, Air Transport Users Council, and Freelance Adviser Secretary of State for Health Miss S. Hole Secretary to Lord Rothschild Chief Whip M. Izatt Research Assistant to Mr. Raymond Robertson MP Secretary of State for Scotland A. Kemp* Owner of ODP Nexus Ltd. President of the Board of Trade G. Maclay Economic Researcher, Pieda plc Secretary of State for Scotland M. Maclay Associate Editor, "The European" Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs R. Marsh Writer and Researcher on Environment and Local Government, Conservative Central Office Secretary of State for Health Ms S. McEwean Account Executive Namara Cowan Ltd. Lord Privy Seal M. McManus Desk Officer for Wales, Conservative Central Office Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster P. Moman Self Employed Consultant and Writer Lord President L. O'Connor* Self Employed Architect Secretary of State for the Environment Mrs. K. Ramsay Desk Officer, Conservative Central Office Research Department Prime Minister P. Rock Assistant Director Conservative Central Office Home Secretary D. Ruffley Solicitor, Clifford Chance Chancellor of the Exchequer D. Rutley Business Development Director, Pepsi Cola Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food M. Simmonds Researcher, BBC Political Research Unit Secretary of State for Transport D. Soskin Chief Executive of Asquith Courts Schools Ltd Prime Minister Lady Strathnaver Adviser to Right Hon. Michael Heseltine MP President of the Board of Trade N. True Director, Public Policy Unit Prime Minister Miss A. Warburton Private Secretary Prime Minister Miss R. Whetstone Head of Political Section, Conservative Central Office Home Secretary H. Williams Governing Body of Rugby School, also Freelance Journalist and Writer Secretary of State for Wales S. Williams Company Secretary, Williams Lea Group Prime Minister Note:
Special advisers fall into two categories, political and those with specialised expertise relevant to their appropriate Secretary of State. The latter are indicated by an asterisk.