§ Lord Windleshamasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many political advisers to Ministers were in post on 30 June 1997 and on the same date in each of the following three years. [HL4132]
§ The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)The information requested is as follows:
Date Numbers of Special Advisers in Post June 1997 53 June 1998 74 June 1999 70 June 2000 79