Ministerial Appointments

HC Deb 19 October 1994 vol 248 cc253-4W

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Prime Minister if he will update the tables given in his answers of 6 December,Official Report, column 28, following the changes in ministerial appointments that have occurred this year.

The Prime Minister

The information requested is as follows:

As at	Paybill (1)£ million	1994–95 (2)£ million
July 1994	1.16	1.16
June 1993	1.37	1.40
September 1992	1.30	1.36
September 1991	1.10	1.20
July 1990	0.95	1.09
June 1989	0.93	1.19
September 1988	0.74	1.00
(1) Not including earnings-related national insurance contribution and other personnel overheads.
(2) Calculated using the GDP deflator.

Salary Band	1Number of Special Advisers
£
0-10,000	—
10-20,000	1
20-30,000	8
30-40,000	5
40-50,000	8
50-60,000	7
60-70,000	1
70-80,000	—
80-90,000	—
90-100,000	1
1 As at 31 July 1994.