§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his policy on the appointment of special advisers to Her Majesty's Treasury. [1598]
§ Mrs. Liddell[pursuant to her reply, 12 June 1997, c. 1276]: A model contract of employment and an outline of the pay system for special advisers, which were attached to the Prime Minister's minute of 19 May to Cabinet colleagues, have been placed in the Library of the House. The Prime Minister's minute was an internal Government document and it would not be appropriate to disclose its contents.