§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 18 November,Official Report, column 216, if he will publish the current list of special advisers attached to Ministers stating the Minister they work for, the date of their appointment and the name of their previous employer before their initial appointment as a special adviser attached to a Minister.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 20 July 1993]: There are currently 41 special advisers attached to Ministers. The names of the advisers, the Ministers they work for, the date of the appointment and the name of their previous employer before their initial appointment as a special adviser is as follows:
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Name Minister(s) served Date of appointment Previous employer Dr. W. Eltis* President of the Board of Trade 1 January 1993 National Economic Development Office Sir C. Foster* Secretary of State for Transport 1 June 1992 Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte M. Fraser Minister of State for Overseas Development 10 April 1992 Conservative Central Office C. Grantham Secretary of State for Education 11 April 1992 Westminster Briefing J. Gray Jointly to the Ministers for Local Government and Inner Cities; Environment and Countryside; and Housing and Planning 27 May 1993 GNI Ltd. D. Green Prime Minister 1 June 1992 Business Television Professor P. Hall* Secretary of State for Environment 27 May 1993 University of California Mrs. S. Hogg Prime Minister 10 April 1992 Daily and Sunday Telegraph Ms S. Hole Chief Whip 13 April 1992 Lord Rothschild A. Kemp* President of the Board of Trade 28 May 1992 CDP Nexus Ltd. Mrs. T. Keswick Chancellor of the Exchequer 28 May 1993 Cluff Investments and Trading Mrs. E. Laing Secretary of State for Transport 13 April 1992 Shopping Hours Reform Council K. Leggett* Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 21 June 1993 National Farmers Union D. Loehnis Secretary of State for National Heritage 7 November 1992 Sunday Telegraph G. Mackay Secretary of State for Scotland 8 May 1992 Pieda plc M. MacLay Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 19 July 1993 The European R. Marsh Secretary of State for Health 21 April 1992 Conservative Central Office Ms S. McEwen Chief Whip (House of Lords) 29 June 1992 Namara Cowan Ltd. M. McManus Secretary of State for Employment 28 May 1993 Conservative Central Office Dr. J. Nicholson* Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1 September 1992 John Nicholson Associates Ltd. Sir I. Pearce* Secretary of State for Transport 16 June 1992 Richard Ellis and English Estates Lord Poole Prime Minister 13 May 1992 James Capel Mrs. K. Ramsay Prime Minister 2 June 1992 Conservative Central Office P. Rock Home Secretary 28 May 1993 Conservative Central Office A. Rosling Prime Minister 10 April 1992 Hanson plc D. Ruffley Financial Secretary 28 May 1993 Clifford Chance R. Salmon* Secretary of State for Transport 18 January 1993 Cuff & Co. Ltd. and Fund Holdings Ltd. I. Stewart Lord President 27 April 1992 Conservative Central Office Lady Strathnaver President of the Board of Trade 21 April 1992 Haymarket Publishing Services Ltd. J. Swift* Secretary of State for Transport 18 January 1993 Barrister N. True Prime Minister 10 April 1992 Public Policy Unit I. Wilton Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 27 April 1992 Conservative Central Office A. Young Secretary of State for Scotland 8 May 1992 — * Special advisers fall into two categories, political and those with specialised expertise relevant to their appropriate Secretary of State. The latter are indicated by an asterisk.