§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many special advisers were employed by the Cabinet Office(a) between 1 May and 31 December 1997 and (b) in each year from 1998 to 2001 inclusive; and what the total amount spent on special advisers by the Department was for each of those years. [41263]
The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of StateI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) on 11 April 2002,Official Report, column 552W.