§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the terms and conditions under which Mr. Alastair Campbell and Mr. Jonathan Powell are employed as civil servants at No. 10 Downing Street. [758]
§ The Prime MinisterAlastair Campbell is employed as my Press Secretary and Jonathan Powell as my Chief of Staff. There are precedents of such appointments under previous Conservative administrations. Both are employed as Special Advisers, under terms and conditions based on the model contract for Special Advisers, which I have placed in the Library today. The salary arrangements and paybills for Special Adviser appointments and other relevant information will be announced in due course. Special Advisers are normally restricted to an advisory role. As previously announced, an amendment has been made to the Civil Service Order in Council, providing for an exception to this rule for a maximum of three appointments in my office.