§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of contract relating to the conditions other than levels of pay, and the conditions of contract, of Mr. Gregor Mackay, pursuant to the oral answer by the Parliamentary Secretary of the Office of Public Service and Science, to the hon. Member for Gateshead, Official Report, column 15, and if he will define the term "leave" in relation to political activity. [33005]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 10 July 1995]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 24 April 1995, Official Report, 24 April, col 373. Special advisers, like other civil servants, have an annual leave allocation which they can use for their own pursuits.