§ Q11. Mr. John D. Grantasked the Prime Minister how many Government Ministers, in addition to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, have special assistants within their Departments with salaries paid by the Conservative Party but with official facilities available to them, including access to official papers, in order to help those Ministers with political work affecting the Conservative Party outside Parliament.
§ The Prime MinisterTwo, and there is an adviser who serves more than one Minister. In general, they assist Ministers with the broad political aspects of their work.