§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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.
§ Sir Patrick MayhewMr. Jonathan Caine was appointed special adviser by my predecessor in December 1991. He resigned in March 1992 and I re-appointed him as my special adviser in June 1992.
No other special advisers have joined or left the Northern Ireland Office in the last five years.
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.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement concerning the cost to public funds of employing ministerial special advisers in his Department.
§ Sir Patrick Mayhew[holding answer 23 November 1994]: My Department employs one special adviser.
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.