HC Deb 21 February 1977 vol 926 cc471-2W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will publish a detailed list of the persons in his Government appointed as political advisers, to whom they are appointed, at what salaries and whether any of these are classified as civil servants, either on salary or classification.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

The following is the list of Special Advisers appointed by individual Ministers with the approval of the Prime Minister. They are all paid from public funds and are civil servants on limit period appointments.

No. 10 Downing Street:

  • Dr. B. Donoughue
  • Mr. T. McNally
  • Mr. J. C. Corr.
  • Mr. G. Davies
  • Mrs. E. Hartley-Brewer

Cabinet Office

  • Mr. G. R. Richardson*

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food:

  • Mrs. A. Carlton

Department of Education and Science:

  • Mrs. S. Greenall
  • Mr. J. Lyttle

Department of Energy:

  • Dr. F. Cripps*
  • Mrs. F. Morrell

Department of the Environment:

  • Mr. J. W. Straw

Department of Transport:

  • Mr. R. Liddle

Foreign and Commonwealth Office:

  • Mr. M. Stewart*
  • Mr. D. Lipsey

Department of Health and Social Security:

  • Professor B. Abel-Smith*
  • Mr. A. Lynes*
  • Mr. M. Hartley-Brewer
  • Mr. D. Townsend
  • Professor D. Metcalf

Home Office:

  • Mr. R. Darlington

Department of Prices and Consumer Protection:

  • Professor M. Peston
  • Mr. D. Hill

Welsh Office:

  • Mr. G. Prys-Davies*

Prys Council Office:

  • Mrs. E. Thomas
  • (* Denotes a part-time appointment).

It has not been the practice to reveal the salaries of individual Special Advisers.