§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the ministerial advisers in his Department for each year since 1979, the salary each person received, whether paid directly or to another employer, and the duties undertaken, whether solely in his Department or in conjunction with other Departments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdThe special advisers employed in the Home Office since 1979 are as follows:6W
Name Period of appointment Mr. Robin Harris June 1983 to March 1985 Mr. David Coleman April to September 1985 Mr. Edward Bickham September 1985 to April 1988 Mr. David Lidington December 1987 onwards Mr. John Godfrey (on secondment) July 1988 onwards They have provided advice on a wide range of Home Office subjects. It is not our practice to disclose the salaries of individual advisers as they are negotiated individually in relation to previous outside earnings and are therefore confidential.