§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the special advisers in his Department, the minister to whom each is responsible, the subjects on which they advise and the number of advisers in his Department in the year up to 1 May. [5351]
§ Mr. DobsonThe Department has currently appointed one paid special adviser, Mr. Joseph McCrea, who is responsible to me.
621WHe is employed under terms and conditions based on the model contract for special advisers, copies of which have been placed in the Library. Mr. McCrea is advising me on all Departmental subjects in accordance with Schedule 1 (Part 1) of the model contract.
There were two special advisers employed during the year up to 1 May 1997.