Political Advisers

HC Deb 14 January 1976 vol 903 cc171-2W

Mrs. Colquhoun

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish in the Official Report, the names, qualifications and salaries of the political advisers appointed as assistants to Ministers, with the terms of their appointments, job specifications, and the Departments to which they have been appointed.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

The names of the special advisers to the Prime Minister were given in my answer to the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Gow) on 8th December 1975 and there have been no changes. The names of the 22 other special advisers and the Departments in which they serve are listed below.

My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made clear in reply to a Question from my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, Central (Mr. Hamilton) on 21st May 1974 that it has not been the practice to disclose the salaries of individual advisers.

Special advisers are appointed personally by the Ministers whom they serve and both the duties they perform and the qualifications required of them vary according to the wishes of the Ministers concerned.

Miss V. Kidd, Privy Council Office.

Mr. T. McNally, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Mr. D. J. Grennan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Mr. M. A. Oakeshott, Home Office.

Mr. A. P. Lester, Home Office.

Lord Kaldor, Her Majesty's Treasury.

Mr. A. Ham, Her Majesty's Treasury.

Mrs. S. Greenhall, Department of Education and Science.

Mr. D. Lipsey, Department of the Environment.

Mrs. A. Carlton, Department of the Environment.

Dr. F. Cripps, Department of Energy.

Mrs. F. Morell, Department of Energy.

Mr. J. Lyttle, Department of Prices and Consumer Protection.

Dr. J. E. Mitchell, Department of Prices and Consumer Protection.

Prof. B. Abel-Smith, Department of Health and Social Security.

Mr. J. W. Straw, Department of Health and Social Services.

Mr. A. Lynes, Department of Health and Social Security.

Mr. G. Alltimes, Department of Health and Social Security.

Prof. M. J. Artis, Department of Trade.

Mr. G. Prys-Davies, Welsh Office.

Mr. R. Darlington, Northern Ireland Office.

Mr. G. R. J. Richardson, Cabinet Office.