HC Deb 04 June 1997 vol 295 c181W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many political and personal appointments he has made; and at what cost to public funds. [1116]

Mr. Gordon Brown

Treasury Ministers have appointed four Special Advisers to be paid from public funds. No salaries have yet been agreed. I will write to the right hon. and learned Member with information about the cost to public funds at a later date.