§ Mr. Robert JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the special advisers in his Department and the issues on which they specialise; and to what level they have been security cleared. [62841]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe following Special Advisers are employed in the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Joe Irvin full-time special adviser. He advises on all areas for which the DPM is responsible.Joan Hammell full-time special adviser. She also assists the DPM.Paul Hackett, part-time special adviser. Advises on regional issues.
Name Company Current responsibilities A. Carter Boots the Chemist Ltd. Contributing to planning and regeneration issues, including work on sustainable communities, the New Deal for Communities, and the revision of planning guidance M. Coe Unilever Advising on promoting greater environmental awareness by business B. Everett Bellway Urban Renewal Secretariat of the Urban Task Force J. Faragher CRE Group Ltd. Expert adviser in the European Commission on environmental management systems and the development of the ecomanagement and audit scheme C. Fulford KPMG Secretariat of the Urban Task Force J. Hall Institute for Fiscal Studies Providing advice on industrial, regional and labour market issues M. Salter OPM Secretariat of the Urban Task Force G. Pearce Bank of Scotland Assisting with the restructuring arrangements for Channel Tunnel Rail Link A. Stacey ABROS Secretariat of the Urban Task Force S. Tindale IPPR Attached to the Sustainable Development Unit providing advice on environmental issues A. Wain Kvaerner Construction Implementation of the recommendations of Sir John Egan's Construction Task Force Report "Rethinking Construction"