§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Prime Minister if she will give the names and salaries, date of employment and previous occupational position of each of her full and part-time advisers paid out of public funds.
§ The Prime MinisterThe names, dates of employment, and previous occupational position of each of my full and part-time advisers paid out of public funds are as follows:
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§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Prime Minister how much has been spent by her Office in each year since 1979 on(a) outside consultants and (b) special advisers attached to No. 10 Downing street.
§ The Prime Minister(a) There has been no expenditure by my Office on fees to outside consultants since 1979–80 and none is planned for the rest of this year.
(b) the figures required for 1979 to 1985 are not available and cannot be obtained except at disproportionate cost. The amount spent on advisers in the last three financial years is as follows:
£ 1986–87 247,518 1987–88 192,532 11988–89 246,903 1 Estimate.