§ Ms EagleTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many advisers his Department employs broken down to show(a) political advisers and (b) economic advisers; at what grade and salary they are employed; and what are their minimum working hours in each case. [19412]
§ Mr. RedwoodMy Department employs one political adviser. His salary and conditions of work were negotiated individually in relation to his previous earnings, and are confidential.
Economic advice is obtained from career civil servants. In the Welsh Office, these are all full time and comprise: one senior economist, grade 5; two economic advisers, grade 7, and two assistant economists, at HEOD.