§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Prime Minister if she will list all the special advisers and political advisers who have held appointments since May 1979, together with the detailed terms and conditions of employment; and whether in all cases these were in line with paragraphs 9870 and 9874 of the general principles of conduct for civil servants.
§ The Prime MinisterSince May 1979 the following have served or are serving as special advisers or political advisers to Ministers:
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SPECIALADVISERS Mr. J. Hoskyns Head of the No. 10 Policy Unit (and subsequently to the Secretary of State for Transport†) Mr. N. Strauss† Special Adviser to the Prime Minister Professor A. Walters Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister Mr. F. Mount Head of the No. 10 Policy Unit Sir Anthony Parsons† Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Mr. J. Redwood No. 10 Policy Unit (currently Head of the Policy Unit) Sir Percy Cradock† Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Mr. P. Shipley No. 10 Policy Unit Hon. C. Monckton No. 10 Policy Unit Mr. O. Letwin No. 10 Policy Unit Mr. D. Hobson No. 10 Policy Unit Mrs. C. Ryder Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister Dame Felicity Yonge Chief Whip Mr. D. Howe† Paymaster General (and subsequently to Lord President of the Council) Mr. G. Cardona Financial Secretary, Treasury Mr. P. Cropper Chief Secretary, Treasury (and subsequently to Paymaster General*†) Mr. R. Shepherd Secretary of State for Employment (and subsequently Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) Professor R. Dyson† Secretary of State for Social Services Mr. I. Heggie† Secretary of State for Transport Mr. D. Young*† Secretary of State for Industry Mr. D. French Chief Secretary, Treasury Mr. S. Sherbourne* Secretary of State for Industry Mr. E. Berman† Secretary of State for the Environment Dr. L. Rouse Secretary of State for Energy (and subsequently Financial Secretary, Treasury) Miss A. Ward Chief Whip Mr. R. Lord Chief Secretary, Treasury Mr. M. Portillo Financial Secretary, Treasury Mr. A. Ridley Chancellor of the Exchequer Mrs. K. Ramsay Secretary of State for Transport Mr. C. G. Mockler Secretary of State for the Environment
Sir R. Cooke† Secretary of State for the Environment Mr. N. True Secretary of State for Social Services Mr. R. D. R. Harris Home Secretary Mr. E. Bickham Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Mr. J. Houston Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Mr. S. Sexton Secretary of State for Education and Science Mr. M. Dobbs† Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Mr. C. Butler† Secretary of State for Wales Professor Sir Sam Edwards† Secretary of State for Energy Mr. J. Sterling† Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Mr. R. Ehrman† Secretary of State for Employment Mr. T. Baron Secretary of State for the Environment Special advisers are civil servants and their terms of appointment are similar to those of other civil servants and they are subject to the same rules of conduct (including paragraphs 9870 and 9874 of the Civil Service code) apart from certain exceptions which reflect the special nature of their role.
POLITICAL ADVISERS No. 10 Downing Street Mr. D. Wolfson Chief of Staff Mr. R. Ryder Political Secretary Mr. S. Sherbourne Political Secretary Professor Sir Douglas Hague Political Adviser Miss C. M. Stevens Personal Assistant Department of Employment
Mr. R. Gilbert (part time)
Political advisers are not civil servants and are not paid from public funds. Although the provisions of the Civil Service code are not generally appropriate, political advisers are required to avoid conflicts of interest between their work for Ministers and their private and business affairs.
EFFICIENCY ADVISER
In addition, Lord Rayner and Sir Robin Ibbs have held the appointment of adviser on efficiency.
- * Denotes unpaid
- † Denotes part-time