HC Deb 30 January 1998 vol 305 c404W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many non-career civil servants have been appointed to his Department since 1 May 1997; and how many have been appointed to the Parliamentary Secretary's Office. [25850]

Mrs. Liddell

The number of casual, fixed-term appointees and Special Advisers appointed since 1 May 1997 is 54. Appointments to the Parliamentary Secretary's Office are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.