HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 c867W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what arrangements are made to ensure that special advisers to Ministers in his Department do not have access to the kind of information, and are not involved in the type of business, that would be likely to create suspicion of impropriety in relation to subsequent employment.

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Care is taken to ensure that my special adviser does not have access to the kind of information likely to create suspicion of impropriety. He is not involved in evaluating tenders or letting contracts.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the name and job description of each special ministeral adviser employed in his Department showing any particular outputs for which each adviser is responsible.

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Mr. Jonathon Caine is my special adviser. His role is to provide political advice on a range of matters concerning Northern Ireland.

Month/Year Belfast Maze Maghaberry Magilligan YOC Monthly total
December 1991 17 1 nil nil 3 21
January 1992 1 2 1 1 nil 5
February 1992 1 nil nil 2 1 4
March 1992 6 1 17 5 1 30
April 1992 3 1 2 nil nil 6
May 1992 1 1 nil 3 2 7
June 1992 5 2 4 nil nil 11
July 1992 12 1 1 1 nil 15
August 1992 4 nil 3 1 1 9
September 1992 16 1 1 nil nil 18
October 1992 3 1 1 3 nil 8
November 1992 8 nil 3 nil nil 11
December 1992 3 2 3 nil nil 8
January 1993 4 nil 1 1 nil 6
February 1993 nil 2 1 1 1 5
March 1993 2 4 1 1 1 9
April 1993 11 8 1 1 1 22
May 1993 5 2 1 2 nil 10
June 1993 2 3 2 nil nil 7
July 1993 2 16 4 nil nil 22
August 1993 11 6 4 nil nil 21
September 1993 4 3 3 nil nil 10
October 1993 1 nil 2 2 nil 5
November 1993 nil 8 nil nil nil 8
TOTALS 122 65 56 24 11
GRAND TOTAL 278

Note: The figures show the number of staff absent from duty on medical grounds due to physical assault by prisoners. There may be other staff who although assaulted were not injured and did not go off duty on sick leave.