§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the special advisers employed by his Department in each of the last five years indicating when they(a) joined and (b) left his Department and the annual salary they received.
§ Mr. JackThe names of special advisers who have joined or left the Department in the last five years is as follows:
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Joined Keith Adams — — Elizabeth Cottrell, Ken Leggett David Rutley Left Richard Gueterbock — — Keith Adams Elizabeth Cottrell, Ken Leggett Salaries for special advisers are negotiated individually in relation to their previous earnings, and are confidential. They are, however, normally paid on a special advisers' salary spine of 34 points, ranging from £19,503 to £67,609. Appointments are non-pensionable, and the salary spine reflects this.