HC Deb 13 April 1981 vol 3 cc47-8W
Mr. Brotherton

asked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Mr. Bottomley) as representing the House of Commons Commission, which Select Committees have now appointed specialist advisers; what are their names; and what fees are paid to them.

Mr. Arthur Bottomley:

The information is as follows:

Agriculture:

  • Professor C. R. W. Spedding
  • Professor A. Webster
  • Professor D. K. Britton, CB
  • Mr. E. Neville-Rolfe
  • Professor J. Ashton

Defence:

  • Brigadier K. Hunt
  • Rear Admiral E. F. Gueritz
  • Air Vice-Marshal R. P. Harding
  • Dr. Lawrence Freedman

Education, Science and Arts:

  • Dr. P. H. Andrews
  • Mr. P. G. Mann
  • Mr. J. C. D. Rainbow
  • Mr. R. A. Garrett
  • Mr. D. J. Dougan
  • Mr. Tony Traver
  • Mr. M. Lightfoot
  • Mr. J. Myerscough

Employment:

  • Mr. Michael Hanson
  • Mr. Roy Lewis
  • Mr. Paul McCormick
  • Dr. Keith Ewing
  • Professor Bryan Harvey

Energy:

  • Professor W. Murgatroyd
  • Mr. A. J. Surrey
  • Dr. J. Cheshire
  • Mr. G. Maner
  • Professor P. O'Sullivan
  • Mr. A. G. Kemp
  • Mr. W. Orchard

Environment:

  • Mr. A. Bovair
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  • Mr. A. Murie
  • Mr. J. Stevenson
  • Mr. V. C. Watts
  • Mr. D. F. Webster
  • Mr. M. Harloe

Foreign Affairs:

  • Mr. D. Watt
  • Mrs. J. Statler
  • Mr. J. G. White
  • Dr. G. Hills
  • Dr. J. Finnis

Foreign Affairs: Overseas Development Sub-Committee

  • Mr. John Mitchell
  • Mr. J. D. Stephen
  • Dr. C. Colclough
  • Mrs. C. Geldart

Home Affairs:

  • Dr. Sean McConville

Home Affairs: Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration:

  • Mr. David Smith

Industry and Trade:

  • Mr. T. A. J. Cockerill
  • Mr. D. G. Rhys

Scottish Affairs:

  • Mr. M. Maclennan
  • Professor L. C. Hunter
  • Mr. A. McGregor

Social Services:

  • Professor E. D. Alberman
  • Professor R. W. Beard
  • Professor R. Klein
  • Professor E. O. R. Reynolds
  • Mr. M. O'Higgins
  • Mr. T. J. H. Clark
  • Mr. S. R. Engleman
  • Mr. J. Parkhouse
  • Mr. N. Hendry

Sound Broadcasting:

  • Sir James Redmond
  • Professor D. E. N. Davies
  • Mr. C. B. B. Wood
  • Mr. M. W. Leonard
  • Dr. C. L. S. Gilford

Transport:

  • Mr. Anthony Bull
  • Professor A. D. May

Treasury and Civil Service:

  • Dr. P. Neild
  • Mr. T. Ward
  • Mr. Paul Ormerod
  • Mr. Brian Henry
  • Mr. C. Johnson

Treasury and Civil Service: Sub-Committee:

  • Mr. M. Stonefrost
  • Mr. A. Likierman
  • Mr. J. Butler
  • Mr. J. A. Kay

Welsh Affairs:

  • Mr. I. Wise
  • Mr. J. Barrett

Not all specialist advisers are necessarily working for Committees at any one time, depending on the particular inquiries on which a Committee are engaged.

Specialist advisers are paid on a per diem basis for work done. Three scales, based on university ranks and in line with those paid for similar work by the civil service, are used. The current daily rates are:

£
Professors 50–70
Senior Lecturers and Readers 40–50
Lecturers 22–42

The total cost of specialist advisers (including expenses) in Session 1979–80 was £97,081.