HC Deb 21 November 1974 vol 881 cc500-1W
Mr. Sims

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many special policy advisers are employed in Government Departments; who they are; and what are their salaries.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

Fifteen full-time and 11 part-time special advisers have been or are in the process of being appointed to serve in Government Departments. Details are as follows:

Cabinet Office

  • Mr. G. R. J. Richardson.

No. 10 Downing Street (Civil Service Department)

  • Dr. B. Donoughue.
  • *Mrs. C. Carmichael.
  • *Mr. A. Graham.
  • *Mr. R. Graham.
  • Mr. R. H. Kirwan.
  • *Mr. D. F. J. Piachaud.

Department of Education and Science

  • Professor M. Peston.

Department of the Environment

  • Mr. D. Lipsey.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  • Mr. T. McNally.

Department of Health and Social Security

  • *Professor B. Abel-Smith.
  • Mr. J. Straw.
  • Mr. P. Chapman.
  • *Mr. A. Lynes.

Home Office

  • Mr. M. A. Oakeshott.
  • *Mr. A. Lester.

Department of Industry

  • *Mr. F. Cripps.
  • Mr. F. Morrell.
  • Mr. K. J. Griffin

Northern Ireland Office

  • Mr. R. Darlington.

Department of Prices and Consumer Protection

  • Mr. J. Lyttle.
  • *Dr. J. Mitchell.
  • *Dr. T. E. Josling

Privy Council Office

  • Miss V Kidd.

Her Majesty's Treasury

  • Mr. A. Ham.

Welsh Office

  • *Mr. G. Prys-Davies.
  • (* denotes a part-time appointment)

It has not been the practice to publish individual salaries of special advisers. The total cost of the salaries paid to special advisers was given in my answer to the hon. Member for Burton (Mr. Lawrence) on 13th November.